Susan A. Baird
November house prices in R.I. fall record 19.6%
BOSTON – Total sales of Rhode Island single-family homes and condominiums plunged to their lowest November levels in more than a decade, while their...
BofA completes Merrill purchase; <br> Wells Fargo closes Wachovia deal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) has completed its $33 billion acquisition of New York-based Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (NYSE:...
Pell remembered as advocate, mentor
NEWPORT – Claiborne de Borda Pell, 90, a Democrat who served Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate for six terms, from 1961 to 1997,...
Jobless rolls swell to 26-year high<br> despite dip in new claims
WASHINGTON – The number of workers filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell last week, but the total number on the unemployment rolls climbed...
Home-loan applications rise for 3rd week
WASHINGTON – U.S. mortgage applications last week rose for the third consecutive week as interest rates fell to near-record levels, the Mortgage Bankers...
City, unions ordered into arbitration
PROVIDENCE – In one of his final actions as chief justice of the R.I. Supreme Court, Frank J. Williams today ordered the City of...
Mass. foreclosure petitions fall in November
BOSTON – The number of foreclosure deeds and auction announcements in Massachusetts dipped from October to November but still rose compared with the same...
Consumer confidence hits new low
NEW YORK – Confidence among U.S. consumers this month fell to its lowest level ever, defying expectations of a continued rebound from October’s record...
Acushnet asks retailers to return unsold Pro V1s
FAIRHAVEN – Acushnet Co., the golf business of Fortune Brands Inc. (NYSE: FO), is asking retailers to exchange any “nonconverted” Titleist Pro V1 and...
R.I. OKs filling of some state vacancies
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Administration has received tentative approval from the state Budget Office to fill 92 of its 169 current vacancies....
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