Mortgage failures ‘of great concern’ to Fed
WASHINGTON – Sandra Braunstein, director of the Federal Reserve System’s Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, yesterday told Congress “The impact of mortgage delinquency...
Durable-goods orders rise 2.5% in February
WASHINGTON – New orders for durable goods last month rose 2.5 percent to $206.9 billion, after falling 9.3 percent in January, the U.S. Commerce...
Astro-Med profit more than doubles, to $6.06M
WEST WARWICK – In the year ended Jan. 31, Astro-Med Inc.’s profit more than doubled to $6.06 million or 82 cents per diluted share...
Biszko Contracting faces $36,400 in safety fines
Biszko Contracting Corp. of Fall River faces $36,400 in potential fines for allegedly failing to supply cave-in protection at a work site on Lenox...
Retail sales surge last week, ICSC reports
Sales at U.S. retailers last week rose 0.2 percent over the previous week and 4.6 percent above the same week in 2006, according to...
F.R. Boys & Girls Club seeks matching funds<br> for $250,000 challenge...
FALL RIVER – The Thomas Chew Memorial Boys & Girls Club today announced a $250,000 challenge grant that, if the club can raise $150,000,...
U.S. home-prices index falls in January; <br> builder Lennar Corp.’s earnings...
U.S. home prices fell in January, dipping 0.2 percent below year-ago levels, according to today’s Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home-price index. It was the...
Consumer Confidence Index retreats from Feb. high
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index retreated this month to 107.2 points (1985=100) after advancing in February to 111.2 points, the highest since August...
Firm hired to demolish Rocky Pt. buildings
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Rhode Island district office and the City of Warwick Monday joined in announcing the hiring of a firm...
39% of online households plan to e-file
More consumers are filing their taxes online and fewer are worried about Internet security, according to report today by The Conference Board and TNS.
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