U.S. trade gap widens in March by 10.4%
WASHINGTON – The nation’s imports of goods and services exceeded exports in March by $63.9 billion, an increase of 10.4 percent from the February...
Shareholders approve CVS/Caremark board
WOONSOCKET – CVS/Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) says preliminary results from the annual stockholders meeting yesterday indicate the company’s full slate of nominees was elected...
CVS/Caremark approves $5B stock buyback
WOONSOCKET – The board of directors of CVS/Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) today approved the repurchase of up to $5 billion in outstanding common stock.
The...
U.S. economic outlook is bleaker, analysts say
The U.S. economic outlook is dimming as rising gasoline prices, falling home values and a shrinking job market combine to squeeze consumers, according to...
PPS lists 11 Most Endangered Properties
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society has announced its 2007 Most Endangered Properties List. Among the 11 properties named are five past and present...
Patrick unveils 10-year, $1B plan<br> to boost life sciences in Mass.
BOSTON – Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday unveiled a 10-year “Massachusetts Life Science Strategy” that aims to make the state the global leader in life...
10 journalists receive environmental fellowships
NARRAGANSETT – The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting has selected 10 reporters from around the country to receive its Annual Workshop for...
ATC acquires Lincoln Environmental
SMITHFIELD – Lincoln Environmental Inc.’s operating assets have been acquired by ATC Group Services Inc. of Woburn, Mass., doing business as ATC Associates Inc....
U.S. wholesale sales outpace inventories
WASHINGTON – Seasonally adjusted sales at merchant wholesalers, excluding manufacturers’ branches and offices, increased in March to 1.8 percent above the February level and...
World Bank says Wolfowitz broke ethics rules
World Bank directors have ruled that President Paul Wolfowitz, 63, violated ethics rules in arranging a pay raise for his companion, communications officer Shaha...
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