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On Monday there was a magnitude 5.7 earthquake Monday and Tuesday a 6.4 earthquake was followed by a 5.6 earthquake and multiple smaller aftershocks.
January 7 -
The Census Bureau’s 3,193,694 estimate for July 1 is 2.6% higher than the Oversight Board predicted for the date in its May 2019 fiscal plan.
January 2 -
Mediation Team Leader Barbara Houser said that mediation has recently been "productive" and should be given more time.
December 31 -
To avoid a return of the economic downturn, the board may need to improve its program to promote economic growth. Part V of a five-part series.
December 30 -
Three Puerto Rico-based economists offer alternatives to the board's plans. Part IV of a five-part series.
December 27 -
A poverty level three times the national average leaves Puerto Rico especially vulnerable if service cuts and tax increases go too far. Part III of a five-part series.
December 26 -
Economists point to past successes and failures as Puerto Rico's Oversight Board focuses on conservative approaches. Part II of a five-part series.
December 24 -
The Oversight Board is following a belt-tightening strategy that some economists warn may squelch economic growth, putting bonds back into restructuring. Part I of a five-part series.
December 23 -
Puerto Rico, with more than $70 billion of bonds at stake, has become a testing ground of austerity for an economy in decline.
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The index gained 0.4% year-over-year in October.
December 17