Producer prices surge 1.0% in March
WASHINGTON – The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods, a measure of wholesale prices, rose 1.0 percent last month after seasonal adjustment, the U.S....
R.I. historical preservation conference, <br>awards set for April 14 in Pawtucket
The Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission presents The 22nd Annual Statewide Historic Preservation Conference tomorrow, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.,...
Rite Aid posts annual loss of 1¢ per share,<br> raises savings...
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Rite Aid, the nation’s No. 3 drugstore chain, today posted a loss of 1 cent per diluted share for the...
Fed leaning toward rate hike, minutes show
Federal Reserve policymakers – no longer confident that inflation will subside on its own – again are considering raising interest rates, the...
Study: Airports add $2.1B to R.I. economy
WARWICK – Rhode Island’s commercial and general aviation airports generate $2.1 billion in economic activity each year, nearly $2 billion of which comes from...
Rockland Trust parent’s 1Q profit falls 16.2%
ROCKLAND, Mass. – Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB), parent of the Rockand Trust Co., today posted a 16.2-percent decline in first-quarter net income to...
R.I. launches Community Hospital Task Force
PROVIDENCE – The creation of a state Community Hospital Task Force was announced yesterday by Gov. Donald L. Carcier and Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts.
The...
IMF: U.S. economy will grow only 2% this year
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund today cut its forecast for U.S. economic growth in 2007 to 2.2 percent, from its September estimate of...
Poll: 60% of Americans say recession is near
Sixty percent of Americans expect a recession within the next year, and 57 percent disapprove of President George W. Bush’s handling of the economy,...
Realtors predict slow sales in March, April
WASHINGTON – Fewer housing sales were expected to close in March and April, based on contracts signed in February, the National Association of Realtors...
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