U.S. stocks dip; Fed again says recession unlikely
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks dropped this morning as a Federal Reserve official acknowledged there “could be” a recession and analysts including top-rated strategists...
Consumer sentiment dips in Reuters/UMich report
U.S. consumer confidence fell in February to 91.3 points, from January’s two-year high of 96.9, as fuel prices resumed their rise, according to a...
R.I. jobless rate dips;<br> resident employment hits record
CRANSTON – The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell in January to 4.7 percent from December’s 5.1 percent, the R.I. Department of Labor and...
Citizens Financial Group<br> earnings grow 2% in 2006
Total loans grew 4.2 percent to $109 billion on Dec. 31, from the year-earlier total of $104.6 billion, as growth in home equity loans...
Global, U.S. manufacturing rebound in February
U.S. and global manufacturing last month showed signs of recovery after a sluggish January, according to a report today from the Institute for Supply...
U.S. personal income grows 1% in January
WASHINGTON – Personal income last month grew 1.0 percent, or $108.1 billion, after gaining 0.5 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis...
LIN TV inks rebroadcast deal with Cox
PROVIDENCE – LIN TV Corp. and Atlanta-based Cox Communications today announced an agreement for retransmission of broadcast content from LIN's local stations in both...
Greenspan says U.S. recession unlikely
TOKYO – Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan today said a U.S. recession, though possible, is not probable this year as excess inventory is...
Markets ‘working well,’ Fed chief says
WASHINGTON – The nation’s financial markets “seem to be working well” after yesterday’s global selloff, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told the U.S....
U.S. housing, construction indicators mixed
Today’s government report that new-home sales fell 16.6 percent in January, to the lowest level in four years, only added to the confusion about...
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