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Key inflation gauge sets 40-year high as gas and food soar
WASHINGTON (AP) – An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher...
FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and older
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable...
UnitedHealth to buy LHC Group for $5.4 billion
UnitedHealth Group is spending about $5.4 billion to delve deeper into home health care with the acquisition of LHC Group.
The health care giant said...
Fauci named keynote speaker at Roger Williams commencement
BRISTOL (AP) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, will deliver the keynote address at Roger Williams...
Small businesses face tax headaches on top of pandemic woes
NEW YORK (AP) – Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have another challenge to add to their...
Ned Johnson, who made Fidelity a fund titan, dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) – Edward "Ned" Johnson III, a businessman who grew Fidelity Investments into the financial giant it is today, has died. He...
Gas, sales tax holidays clear Conn. legislature
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut will temporarily suspend its 25-cent-per-gallon excise tax on gasoline after a bipartisan vote by state lawmakers Wednesday in an...
American weekly jobless claims at lowest level since 1969
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in 52 years as the U.S....
R.I. leaders want ‘bold’ commitment to offshore wind
Rhode Island leaders want offshore wind to supply more of the state's power to cement its position as a hub for the industry, reduce...
Pandemic relief money spent on hotel, ballpark, ski slopes
WASHINGTON (AP) – Thanks to a sudden $140 million cash infusion, officials in Broward County, Florida, recently broke ground on a high-end hotel that...
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