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More workers got insurance in Massachusetts after health law
The share of workers opting to take company medical coverage rather than more take-home pay rose in Massachusetts after the state overhauled its health system in 2006, a result the U.S. Affordable Care Act may replicate, a report suggests. more
Rally matches 1990s Web-fed gains with valuations 28% lower
Returns from the U.S. equity bull market that started four years ago are matching those from the last half of the 1990s even as valuations are 28 percent lower. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index has gained 26.2 percent annually, including dividends, since March 2009, the same as during the last 50 months of the technology bubble. more
U.S. stocks decline after record highs amid retail sales data
U.S. stocks fell, after benchmark indexes climbed to record levels last week, even as government data showed retail sales unexpectedly rose in April. more
Bristol Co., Mass., foreclosure starts drop significantly in March
Bristol County, Mass., foreclosure starts plunged 78 percent in March compared with the same period last year, The Warren Group said Monday. more
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KVH seals $24M acquisition of Headland Media
(Updated, 11:48 a.m.) KVH Industries Inc., a provider of guidance and Internet systems for the maritime and defense industries, has acquired Headland Media Ltd., a multinational commercial provider of news, entertainment and training content, KVH announced Monday. more
Providence area vulnerable to $8B in storm surge damage
More than $8 billion worth of property in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area is vulnerable to damage from a hurricane-driven storm surge, CoreLogic said Thursday. more
38 Studios back in default
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee said Friday afternoon that 38 Studios LLC was back in default on its $75 million loan guarantee deal with the state for violating labor laws governing mass layoffs. more
Chafee, mayors announce $2M for youth employment program
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras and Cranston Mayor Allan Fung announced a $2 million program designed to provide summer employment to more than 1,300 Rhode Island youth. more
Local startups land $1M from city, HUD
Twenty-three local startup companies received $50,000 in individual funding through an equity investment program supported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras announced Thursday. more
Gas falls to 5-month low on U.S. jobs data, slower growth
Gasoline slid to a five-month low as the U.S. and European labor markets weakened and factory output slowed in China and Europe, threatening demand for fuel. more
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