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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices rose 7 cents this week. The jump marks the first increase in Ocean State pump prices in 13 weeks, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Oil traded near its lowest in a week in New York on speculation that an increase in U.S. crude stockpiles signaled slowing demand in the world’s biggest consumer of the commodity.
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By Grant Smith and Ramsey Al-Rikabi |
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Exports from Rhode Island plunged 23.1 percent in May, following a 7.4 percent increase in April, according to an international trade statistics report from e-forecasting.com.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Following a drop of 1.9 percent in June, an index of America’s leading economic indicators gained 1 percent in July.
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By PBN Staff
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Oil slid from the highest close in more than two months as investors sold contracts on speculation that recent gains were excessive amid signs of weakening demand in the U.S, the world’s biggest consumer of crude.
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By Ben Sharples |
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U.S. stock futures advanced, after the longest weekly rally in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index since March, amid better-than-estimated corporate earnings.
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By Rita Nazareth |
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U.S. stock-index futures dropped, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will fall for a third straight day, after a Federal Reserve report showed manufacturing in the New York area unexpectedly contracted.
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By Namitha Jagadeesh and Lu Wang |
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U.S. stock futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index yesterday reached its highest level since April, as investors awaited reports on consumer confidence and leading economic indicators.
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By Corinne Gretler and Lu Wang |
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Oil traded near the highest level in a week in New York amid speculation that the U.S. and China will implement measures to revive their economies.
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By Grant Smith |
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Stocks jumped, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index above its highest close in four months, as Cisco Systems Inc.’s sales topped estimates, U.S. building permits surged and …
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By Michael P. Regan and Lu Wang |