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Rhode Island has received a “D-” grade for government spending transparency in the fourth annual report from the R.I. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund.
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By PBN Staff
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U.S. stock futures rose, signaling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will rebound from yesterday’s decline, before reports that may show an increase in durable- goods orders and a jump in house prices.
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By Sarah Jones |
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Unemployment rates fell year over year in January in 227 of the United States’ 372 metropolitan areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metro, according to the latest non-seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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By PBN Staff
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Americans’ views of the economic outlook improved in March to the highest level this year as stock prices rallied to a record high.
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By Michelle Jamrisko |
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American consumers, who kept shopping through rising fuel costs and delayed tax refunds, will probably continue buoying the world’s largest economy as these hurdles dissipate.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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For Rhode Island’s commercial real estate market, 2012 was a “year of contrasts between large and small transactions across all property types,” according to Capstone Properties’ 2012 real estate survey.
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By PBN Staff
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The U.S. economy slowed less than previously estimated in the fourth quarter, reflecting a bigger gain in business spending and a smaller trade gap.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Rhode Island single-family home prices rose 11 percent in February compared with the same period last year, the Rhode Island Association of Realtors said Thursday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Bristol County, Mass., foreclosure starts dropped 46.8 percent in February while finished foreclosures dropped 46.4 percent compared with the second month of 2012, The Warren Group said Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Single-family home prices in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metro area rose 1 percent from February 2012 to February 2013, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index.
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By PBN Staff
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