Susan A. Baird
U.S. manufacturing shrinks in August
TEMPE, Ariz. – The U.S. manufacturing sector shrank in August for the first time in three months, although the overall economy grew for the...
U.S. incomes dip as stimulus payments slow
WASHINGTON – The national savings rate declined last month as federal stimulus payments slowed to a trickle, dragging down disposable personal income nationwide, the...
Teknor Apex to close plant in Ohio
PAWTUCKET – Teknor Apex Co. has announced plans to close its plant in Lodi, Ohio, by the end of the year, idling 39 employees...
GDP grows at revised 3.3% annual rate in 2Q
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy grew at an annual pace of 3.3 percent in the second quarter, after rising at a 0.9-percent rate in...
New jobless claims fall for 3rd week
WASHINGTON – The number of U.S. workers filing first-time jobless claims fell 2.3 percent last week, in the third consecutive weekly decline, according to...
Joblessness up in 91.6% of metro areas,<br> including Providence and New...
WASHINGTON – The unemployment rate in the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metropolitan area continued to rise last month, as the work force expanded while local payrolls...
R.I. child poverty rate worsens in 2007
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island lost ground on child poverty last year, when the statewide rate was the 20th lowest nationwide according to a report...
U.S. confidence rises for 2nd month
NEW YORK – Confidence among U.S. consumers improved in August for the second month in a row, according to a report today from The...
New lawsuit seeks to force EPA to limit<br> oil refineries’ global-warming emissions
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island and Massachusetts have joined a new multistate lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to regulate oil-refinery emissions.
Plaintiffs in...
Existing home sales rise in U.S., N.E.
WASHINGTON – Existing home sales rose last month nationwide and in the Northeast, although they continued to lag year-ago levels, according to a report...
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