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Recession hurting cruise ship builders
AP - The cruise industry is rebounding, but not for the companies who build the increasingly elaborate ships.
RI unemployment rate unchanged at 12.7 percent
AP - The unemployment rate in Rhode Island held steady at 12.7 percent in February, and the number of state residents with jobs increaed by 1,600 from the month before.
Utah jobless rate rises to 7.1 percent in February
AP - Utah's unemployment rate rose to 7.1 percent in February, the highest since 1984, the state Department of Workforce Services said Thursday.
Pa. jobless rate highest since 1984; 16K jobs shed
AP - Pennsylvania employers continued to reduce payrolls last month as the state's unemployment rate rose slightly to its highest point in a quarter century.
Economy drives families together under one roof
Reuters - The recession slowed most homebuilding in the United States to a standstill but it has fueled demand for a special kind of housing: the granny flat.
US Treasury moves against Gaza bank, TV station
AP - The Treasury Department has taken action against a Gaza-based bank and television station for alleged ties to the militant Palestinian group Hamas.
Lawmaker seeks records on Fed Board stock ownership
Reuters - The head of the House of Representatives' Oversight Committee said on Friday he had asked the Federal Reserve to provide all documents relating to a rule waiver that allowed then-New York Fed Board Chairman Stephen Friedman to hold and purchase stock in Goldman Sachs Gorup .
Boeing speeds production boosts on market outlook
Reuters - Boeing Co , the world's No. 2 planemaker, will accelerate planned increases of two of its popular widebody planes to accommodate heightened demand from recovering airlines that had curbed orders in the last two years amid an economic downturn, the company said on Friday.
Oil drops near $80 a barrel
AP - Oil prices dropped Friday, tumbling close to $80 a barrel as continued uncertainty about Greece's economy helped lift the dollar higher.
Appeals court rules bank loans can be disclosed
AP - A federal appeals court says the Federal Reserve should reveal information to news agencies that had inquired about loans that private banks received from the 12 Federal Reserve Banks.
US to host 2011 APEC trade talks in Montana
AFP - The United States said Friday it would host annual talks among trade ministers of 21 economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in the western state of Montana in May next year.
Unemployment soars in U.S. metropolitan areas
Reuters - Unemployment rates in 363 U.S. metropolitan areas rose in January, and 346 areas reported year-on-year declines in their number of jobs, the Labor Department said on Friday.
Putin meets Clinton, complains on economy
AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday and used the occasion to bemoan Moscow's stalled WTO application and the state of bilateral trade.
Court rules for media on bailout information
Reuters - The Federal Reserve may be required to make public some of its records on emergency lending programs to banks in the financial bailout, an appeals court ruled on Friday in cases brought by news organizations.
Rising dollar hits prices of many commodities
AP - A rising dollar hit prices of many commodities Friday after concerns about the global economy pushed up demand for safe assets.
Fed must reveal data on loans to firms, court says
AP - The Federal Reserve must reveal documents identifying financial companies that received Fed loans to survive the financial crisis, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
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