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U.S. stock futures little changed; S&P 500 near 5-year high
U.S. stock futures were little changed after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed for two weeks to trade near the highest level in five years. more
R.I. leading economic indicators edge upward in January
An index of Rhode Island’s leading economic indicators produced by Providence Business News and e-forecasting.com rose to 122.2 in January. more
| 3/12/13
Skepticism about U.S. spending seen in consumer stocks
Investors are skeptical that U.S. retail spending will exceed forecasts this year, as some consumer-discretionary stock indexes have yet to reach new multi-year highs relative to their defensive counterparts. more
Home sales drop, prices rise in R.I. in March
The median price of Rhode Island single-family home sales rose 9 percent in March compared with the same period a year ago, the Rhode Island Association of Realtors said Friday. more
Bristol County, Mass. foreclosures drop 87% in January
Bristol County, Mass., foreclosure starts dropped 17.4 percent in January while finished foreclosures plummeted 86.7 percent compared with the first month of 2012, The Warren Group said Monday. more
| 3/5/13
R.I. home sales, prices tick up in 1Q
Rhode Island’s single-family home sales rose slightly – 0.5 percent – during the first quarter of 2013, the Rhode Island Association of Realtors said Tuesday. more
| 4/30/13
Home prices continue to rise in Providence metro
Single-family home prices in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metro area rose 0.6 percent from January 2012 to January 2013, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index. more
| 3/5/13
Mortgage activity rises in tri-state area in 2012
Overall mortgage activity reached a five-year high in Massachusetts in 2012, with refinance mortgages dominating 83 percent of the market share, according to new data from The Warren Group’s Mortgage MarketShare Module. more
Job-opening gain shows improved labor market
Job openings in the U.S. rose to a four-month high in October, showing companies kept expanding in the face of looming tax increases and budget cuts. more
Bloomberg News | 12/17/12
U.S. takes payroll-tax increase in stride to keep spending
Consumers and businesses are treating higher payroll taxes and federal spending cuts as just a speed bump for a U.S. economy poised to accelerate later this year. more
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