Market rally boosts Dow beyond 13,000
NEW YORK – The U.S. financial markets’ biggest rally in more than three years continued today, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average above...
Justice Flanders to lead URI innovation panel
STATE HOUSE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri this afternoon named lawyer Robert G. Flanders Jr., a former R.I. Supreme Court associate justice, to chair...
R.I. falls to No. 35 for ‘lawsuit climate’
SACRAMENTO – Rhode Island has dropped nine spots to No. 35, according to a report released at 1 p.m. today by the U.S. Chamber...
‘Liar loans’ worsen housing slump, officials say
WASHINGTON – Mortgage-application fraud by borrowers and brokers is fueling a wave of foreclosures that will prolong the U.S. housing slump, according to Robert...
New-home sales rebound in March, rising 2.6%
WASHINGTON – Sales of new single-family homes rose 2.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 858,000 units per year from the revised February...
Durable-goods orders rise 3.4% in March
WASHINGTON – New orders for durable goods last month rose 3.4 percent to $ 214.9 billion, accelerating from February’s 2.5-percent pace, the U.S. Census...
R.I. Business Plan finalists announced
The business plans for a software company that aims to turn cell phones into personal security alarms connected to law enforcement offices, a manufacturer...
Consumers less confident in April
American consumers reported being less confident about economic conditions today and in the future, driving The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index down to 104.0...
Existing home sales fall 8.4% in March
WASHINGTON – Sales of previously owned homes fell 8.4 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 6.12 million housing units per year...
ICSC: Retail sales dip 0.3% as weather cools
NEW YORK – Sales at U.S. retail stores open at least one year declined 0.3 percent over the past week after falling 0.6 percent...
