U.S. retail sales rise 0.6% in September
WASHINGTON – U.S. retail and food-service sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent from the month before to an estimated $380.2 billion in September,...
Gilbane wins national industrial safety award
PROVIDENCE – Gilbane Building Co. has been honored with a national Safety that Soars award, from Industrial Safety & Hygiene News, for its innovative...
Producer prices outpace expectations in September
WASHINGTON – The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods, a measure of wholesale prices, rose a seasonally adjusted 1.1 percent in September, compared with...
Consumer sentiment declines in October
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – U.S. consumer sentiment fell in this month’s Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, defying analyst expectations, according to Bloomberg News....
Washington Trust fund wins 5-Star rating
WELLESLEY, Mass. – The New Century International Portfolio (NCFPX), distributed by Washington Trust Bancorp subsidiary Weston Securities Corp., has been awarded a 5-Star Overall...
Federal Hill among nation’s Top 10 ‘Little Italies’
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s very own “Little Italy” has made USA Today’s Top 10 list of great Italian neighborhoods in America.
The designation is based...
CEO survey predicts GDP growth of 2% or less in 2008
WASHINGTON – The higher cost of credit will slow U.S. economic growth to 2.0 percent or less next year, a majority of CEOs surveyed...
U.S. foreclosure rate retreats from August high
IRVINE, Calif. – The number of U.S. homeowners facing foreclosure fell 8 percent in September from August’s 32-month high, although it remained 99 percent...
U.S. trade gap shrinks in 6th month of record exports
WASHINGTON – The nation’s trade deficit shrank by $1.4 billion or 2.4 percent in August to $57.6 billion, the lowest level since January, from...
U.S. retail sales steady for 2nd week
NEW YORK – Sales at U.S. stores open at least one year were unchanged from the week before, for the second week in a...
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