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Housing bubble hasn’t burst everywhere in U.S.

Economic savants focused on the U.S. housing bust tend to neglect one overriding fact: Some of the market is doing fine. Some home markets have...

Mass. site pulls together gas-saving resources

BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick today unveiled a new Web site as part of a larger effort to help families and commuters to...
THE RAMBLER, a 90-foot vessel owned by  Hartford resident George David, has been modified to help the 2002 yacht stay competitive, David said. In the past year, Rambler has set records in several races. /

112 vessels flock to N.Y. Yacht Club regatta

NEWPORT – The New York Yacht Club’s 154th Annual Regatta, presented by Rolex, has drawn a fleet of 112 vessels of all vintages to...
CORE PRICES excluding food and energy costs rose a moderate 0.2% in May, the BLS said. Above, Annette Jackson shops at a Target store with grandchild D'Onte Robinson. /

Consumer prices surge 0.6% in May

WASHINGTON – Consumer prices rose more than expected last month as food and energy prices soared, according to a report today from the U.S....

DOT honored for Iway bridge-float process

PITTSBURGH – The off-site construction of the new Iway bridge and the use of barges to bring the span up Narragansett Bay has brought...

RIAC gets ‘A’ rating on new bonds

NEW YORK – Fitch Ratings Ltd. today said it has assigned an “A” rating to the nearly $18 million in series 2008 C airport-revenue...

Study: Mass. can’t rest on life-science laurels

BOSTON – The life science “Super Cluster” in Massachusetts “continues to change the face of medicine by driving research innovation, but it faces increasing...
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R.I. continues to outspend most states, <br> but not on highways or...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s state and local governments outspent the national average in fiscal 2006, the latest year for which such data are available,...

U.S. trade gap widens 7.8% in April

WASHINGTON – The nation’s trade deficit widened 7.8 percent in April to $60.9 billion, an increase of 4.4 billion from March’s revised $56.5...
U.S. SEN. JOHN KERRY, left, and Gov. Deval L. Patrick watch workers process a catch yesterday at the Boston Fish Pier, where they announced $13.4M in aid for commercial fishermen in the Bay State. /

Mass. groundfishermen to get $13.4M in federal relief

BOSTON – Bay State commercial fishermen will receive $13.4 million in federal disaster relief this summer under a state plan approved by the National...
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