ICSC: Hot weather helps boost same-store sales 0.3%
NEW YORK – Sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose 0.3 percent last week, according to the International Council of Shopping...
Trade deficit shrinks in 5th month of record exports
WASHINGTON – Compared with the previous month, the nation’s trade deficit shrank by $183 million or 0.31 percent in July to $59.2 billion, after...
Local 4Q hiring outlook ‘optimistic’
PROVIDENCE – Employers in the Providence metro area expect to add workers “at a moderate pace” in the fourth quarter, according to the Manpower...
FDIC: U.S. banks’ profits shrink as bad loans rise
The banking industry’s earnings fell 3.4 percent in the second quarter nationwide amid the biggest rise in delinquent loans in 17 years, according to...
STAC is accepting applications for $1.5M in grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Science and Technology Advisory Council’s Research Alliance program, heading into its second funding cycle, is accepting applications from research...
AAA: R.I. gas prices unchanged at $2.679
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island gasoline prices were steady over the past week, after falling for seven consecutive weeks, according to AAA Southern New England.
AAA’s...
Fed will cut rates at least twice – survey
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve policymakers will be forced to cut interest rates at least twice this year, economists predicted in a Bloomberg News...
Slater Fund marks record returns in fiscal 2007
PROVIDENCE – The state-backed Slater Technology Fund is “optimistic” about fiscal 2008, “after significant success in the fiscal year ending June 30,” the state-backed...
R.I. home prices, sales volume fall in July
BOSTON – Sales and prices of Rhode Island single-family homes and condominiums both declined in July compared with a year ago, according to a...
QDC: Port of Davisville poised for shipping boom
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Rail improvements inside and outside Quonset Business Park and a 40-year lease with North Atlantic Distribution have positioned the Port of...
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