Susan A. Baird
R.I., Michigan tie for No. 1 jobless rate
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island and Michigan, with seasonally adjusted jobless rates of 9.3 percent, had the nation’s highest unemployment last month, according to the...
Foreclosure filings slow in R.I., Mass.
IRVINE, Calif. – Compared with October 2007, Rhode Island home foreclosure and default filings last month rose at more than twice the national rate...
U.S. leading indicators fall in October
NEW YORK – The outlook for the U.S. economy dimmed as leading indicators fell sharply last month, in their fourth decline of the past...
KeySpan costs pare National Grid profit
LONDON – For the six months ended Sept. 30, National Grid plc (NYSE: NGG), the parent of U.S. electric and natural gas utility National...
Converted Organics posts $428,516 in 3Q sales
BOSTON – Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN), the food-waste to fertilizer startup that made its first sales early this year and is now preparing...
Consumer Price Index falls record 1%
WASHINGTON – Consumer prices nationwide last month took their sharpest dive since record-keeping began in 1947, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor...
Home-loan applications at lowest level since 2000
WASHINGTON – The number of home-loan applications filed nationwide fell last week to the lowest level since December 2000, according to the latest figures...
Housing starts, permits hit record lows
WASHINGTON – New housing starts and permits for new residential construction fell nationwide last month to the lowest pace on record, and the Northeast...
National Grid seeks 13.7% cut in electric rates
PROVIDENCE – National Grid is seeking a sharp reduction in electric rates for Rhode Island customers, effective Jan. 1.
A decline in generating costs, as...
R.I. rises again in ‘new economy’ index
WASHINGTON and PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island moved up to 11th place in the 2008 State New Economy Index released today by the Ewing Marion...
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