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Lenders initiated 31 percent fewer foreclosures on Providence metropolitan-area homes during August than they did during the same period last year, RealtyTrac said Thursday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Moody’s Investors Service said it may join Standard & Poor’s in downgrading the U.S.’s credit rating unless Congress next year reduces the percentage of debt-to-gross-domestic-product during budget negotiations.
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By John Detrixhe |
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Economic conditions in August could signal a re-acceleration of Rhode Island’s economic recovery, with most measured factors showing improvement according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro’s August Current Conditions Index.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Rhode Island’s youth employment rate, at around 50 percent for those aged 16 to 24, is following in what is being called a dangerous trend of declining against a still struggling economy, according to a new Kids Count report from the Annie B. Casey Foundation.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Sales of single-family homes in Rhode Island rose 13 percent in August compared with the same period last year, the 14th consecutive month of increased year-over-year sales volume.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Rhode Island’s foreclosure rate fell 0.2 percentage points from May 2011 to May 2012, CoreLogic said Friday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Rhode Island’s gasoline dropped 3 cents this week, the fifth week of declines after five consecutive weeks of increases, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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U.S. stocks advanced, rebounding from yesterday’s decline, amid speculation the Federal Reserve will take steps to stimulate the economy and after the European Central Bank endorsed a plan to guarantee bank deposits.
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By Rita Nazareth |
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Melissa A. Sepe is a Realtor for Westcott Properties in Providence. At 28, she’s also in the market for a home herself. Being a Realtor, she understands the process, though that doesn’t necessarily make it any easier to navigate.
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By Michael Souza |
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Rhode Island is decidedly average for economic opportunity, according to a new index developed at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania and published by The States Project.
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By PBN Staff
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