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Oil declined in New York as euro-area unemployment reached the highest level on record, prompting speculation that crude’s surge last week, its biggest in three years, may have been excessive.
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By Grant Smith |
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Oil traded near the highest level in a week in New York amid speculation that the U.S. and China will implement measures to revive their economies.
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By Grant Smith |
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Orders placed with U.S. factories rose in May for the first time in three months, easing concern that manufacturing is faltering.
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By Shobhana Chandra |
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In the past two weeks, the Quonset Business Park set two records, one on land and the other at sea, according to a release from the Quonset Development Corporation.
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By PBN Staff
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Oil climbed to the highest in three months in New York as speculation European leaders meeting this week will make progress on the region’s debt crisis supported prices against forecasts of rising supply in the U.S.
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By Grant Smith |
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Providence-based GreenBytes Inc. has named Chris Maher as chief operating officer to lead “ongoing market expansion,” the computer hardware and software pioneer announced Thursday.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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The U.S. trade deficit widened in July for the first time in four months as the global economic slowdown reduced demand for American-made goods.
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By Michelle Jamrisko |
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U.S. stocks rose, paring the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s first weekly decline in almost two months, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said he saw “scope for further action,” increasing speculation the central bank will act to boost economic growth.
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By Inyoung Hwang |
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U.S. stock futures retreated, following last week’s decline, on concern a meeting of European leaders will fail to help contain the region’s debt crisis.
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By Rita Nazareth |
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U.S. stocks rose, after yesterday’s selloff, as the downgrade of global banks by Moody’s Investors Service was followed by rallies in financial shares while the European Central Bank announced changes to its lending program.
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By Rita Nazareth
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