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Jobless claims in U.S. fall as storm starts to affect data
Fewer Americans than forecast filed claims for unemployment insurance last week as the effects of Hurricane Sandy started to show up. more
Starkweather & Shepley expands in Conn. with acquisition
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. has acquired Ansonia, Conn.-based independent insurance agency Ned Miller Associates, the company announced Wednesday. more
| 11/7/12
GTECH revenue rises 15% in 3Q
Lottomatica Group S.p.A. reported a 15.4 percent increase in revenue during the third quarter for its Providence-based subsidiary GTECH Corp. more
| 11/7/12
Panelists focus on the issues at Employers & Education Summit
In a frank discussion of the education and skills gap facing Rhode Island’s workforce, participants in the Providence Business News Employers & Education Summit laid out competing visions of the road to success. more
| 11/7/12 | 1 comment
U.S. stocks fall most since June after presidential elections
(Updated, 2 p.m.) U.S. stocks fell, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward the biggest decline since June, as investor focus turned to the budget debate and Europe’s debt crisis following President Barack Obama’s re-election. more
Coast to Coast Fulfillment expands in R.I.
Coast to Coast Fulfillment Inc., a leading product fulfillment house in the Northeast, will double the size of its warehousing and order-processing center in West Greenwich. more
| 11/7/12
Emerging stocks gain most in 3 weeks on Obama election win
Emerging-market stocks rose, driving the benchmark index to its biggest gain in three weeks, and currencies strengthened after U.S. President Barack Obama won re-election. more
Business owner credit profiles improve across U.S., but not in R.I.
During the last four years, the average credit profile of U.S. small business owners has improved in 45 of 50 states and the District of Columbia, but not Rhode Island, according to a report by The Direct Capital Corp. more
| 11/6/12
Gasoline rises as storm aftereffects curb East Coast supplies
Gasoline rose on speculation that East Coast stockpiles of the motor fuel will remain constrained as Phillips 66 said its New Jersey refinery will be shut as long as three weeks to recover from Hurricane Sandy. more
Job openings in U.S. drop by 100,000 in September
Job openings in the U.S. dropped to a five-month low in September, signaling uneven progress in the labor market. more
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