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U.S. stock futures decline on China data, federal spending cuts
U.S. stock-index futures declined as growth slowed in China’s services industry and American lawmakers signaled federal spending cuts will continue for weeks before they can reach a budget resolution. more
Stocks rise as home sales climb amid stimulus optimism
U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index heading for its sixth straight month of gains, as pending sales of homes climbed amid optimism central banks will maintain stimulus plans. more
Jobless claims in U.S. unexpectedly fall to a 6-week low
The number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits declined to a six-week low, showing further improvement in the labor market. more
Americans’ view on economic outlook climbs to 3-month high
Americans’ views of the economic outlook improved in March to the highest level this year as stock prices rallied to a record high. more
Early signs of a boom in real estate market?
Could we be looking at an early spring this year – not in meteorological terms but real estate? Could the chilly December to February months, which traditionally see fewer buyers out shopping for houses compared with the warmer months that follow, be more active than usual? And if so, what does this mean to you as a potential home seller or buyer? more
2/4/13
U.S. stocks fall as payrolls rise less than economist estimates
U.S. stocks tumbled, extending the biggest weekly drop of the year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, after data showed the nation added less than half the number of jobs economists forecast in March. more
Emphasis on flawed labor data misses R.I.’s recovery
The December 2012 labor-market data contained a number of very favorable developments. According to the data, Rhode Island’s unemployment rate fell to 10.2 percent, its lowest value in some time. more
Guest Column:
Leonard Lardaro | 1/28/13
Jobless rate in Prov. metro continues to fall in March
Unemployment rates fell year over year in March in 306 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. more
| 5/1/13
Retail sales in U.S. dropped in March by most in 9 months
Retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in March by the most in nine months as employment slowed, showing households ended the first quarter on softer footing. more
Eminent domain is bad ploy for underwater mortgages
Officials in San Bernardino County, Calif., believe they have figured out a clever way to solve the county’s, and possibly the nation’s, housing problems. more
Guest Column: Steven Greenhut | 7/9/12
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