Personal spending rises 0.5% as incomes dip 0.1%
WASHINGTON – U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased 0.5 percent in April to $8.31 trillion after rising 0.4 percent in March, the U.S. Commerce...
UMich consumer sentiment index rises in May
Rising stock values and increased job prospects drove the Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment to 88.3 in May from April’s eight-month...
U.S. payrolls grow more than expected in May
Hiring rebounded in May after a weak April, as employers made 157,000 new hires in the month, following an 80,000 gain in April, the...
CVS/pharmacy posts 6.2% rise in May sales
WOONSOCKET – In the four weeks ended May 26, sales at CVS/pharmacy stores open more than one year increased 6.2 percent compared with the...
In business, families build a great foundation
By some estimates, 80 to 90 percent of all businesses in the United States are family-owned.
It makes sense. Families are the building blocks...
For the Cardi brothers, family is a brand name
Before they were at the helm of one of the largest furniture store businesses in the region, the Cardi brothers were just three boys...
Historic Munroe Dairy has long family tradition
Twenty years ago, Rob Armstrong decided to paint one of his milk delivery trucks like a Holstein cow. When his grandfather saw the black-and-white...
Daughters take charge of fathers’ legacies
It’s an old and cherished pattern: The father starts a business, then grooms his sons to take it over, and they, in turn, pass...
Keeping businesses in the family <br>can be no small feat
Collette Vacations is the oldest tour operator in the nation, started in 1918, and one of the largest, with 581 employees and more than...
New jobless claims fall, want-ads level off
The Help-Wanted Advertising Index of job offerings in major newspapers nationwide was unchanged last month at 29 points, after falling from December through March,...
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