Tag: February
R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 3.9% in February
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in February was 3.9%, three-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
Median home sale prices in Bristol County, Mass., up 4.2% in...
PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., rose to $447,000 in February, a 4.2% jump over the same...
U.S. retail sales up 0.6% in February
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans picked up their spending a bit in February after pulling back the previous month. But last month's gain was...
U.S. wholesale prices picked up in February in sign that inflation...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wholesale prices in the United States accelerated again in February, the latest sign that inflation pressures in the economy remain elevated...
U.S. inflation up again in February in latest sign that price...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal...
Consumer confidence slips in February as anxiety over potential recession reappears
American consumers are feeling less confident this month as concerns over a possible recession grew despite the most recent data pointing to a healthy...
Consumer sentiment edges higher as economic growth accelerates and inflation fades
WASHINGTON (AP) – A measure of consumer sentiment ticked higher this month, after soaring in December and January, underscoring that Americans are starting to...
R.I. mortgage delinquency rate drops to 3% in February
PROVIDENCE – The share of mortgages in delinquency 30 days or more in Rhode Island was 3% in February, down from 3.3% in the...
Inflation slows but stays high enough for Fed to hike again
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and lower food prices providing some relief to households that have...
Applications for jobless aid rising but still at low levels
NEW YORK (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid was higher over the past few months than the government had initially reported,...
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