- Barring a spike in crude prices or disaster in the Gulf of Mexico disrupting refineries there, summer prices are expected to be as low or lower than they've been since 2009, perhaps even as low as 2005, acccording to a petroleum analyst with GasBuddy.com, which tracks prices.
- The Baltimore area home market showed more signs of recovery last month, as sales hit their highest March mark since 2007 and new contracts rose for a tenth straight month, although the large number of foreclosure sales continued as a drag on prices, a real estate analyst reported Friday.
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- The Baltimore area home market showed more signs of recovery last month, as sales hit their highest March mark since 2007 and new contracts rose for a tenth straight month, although the large number of foreclosure sales continued as a drag on prices, a real estate analyst reported Friday.
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- Maryland is joining with nine other states, the District of Columbia and the Federal Trade Commission in opposing a merger of the country's two largest food distribution companies on grounds that the union would create a near monopoly in this region and potentially raise prices for consumers.