WASHINGTON — Fewer people purchased previously occupied homes in April. Activity among first-time homebuyers increased and foreclosure sales declined, but those factors weren't enough to signal a recovery in the weak housing market.

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The number of bankruptcy filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York dropped significantly in April. Filings were down 28.7 percent from April 2010 in Rochester with 246 cases filed this year ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, partly reversing a sharp jump in applications the previous week. The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sales of new homes fell significantly in January, a dismal sign after the worst year for that sector in nearly a half-century. New-home sales dropped to a seasonally adjusted rate of 284,000 homes last month ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The unemployment rate dropped sharply last month to 9 percent, based on a government survey that found that more than a half-million people found work.

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