U.S. current-account gap narrows in 4Q
WASHINGTON – The nation’s current-account deficit narrowed to $195.8 billion in the fourth quarter as oil prices fell, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of...
Cox to carry Ch. 12 NCAA broadcasts in HDTV
WEST WARWICK – Cox Communications will offer additional NCAA Basketball Tournament games to digital cable customers in Rhode Island, under its recent agreement with...
Viacom sues YouTube, parent Google for $1B
NEW YORK – Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) today announced it has filed suit against YouTube and Google alleging “massive intentional copyright infringement...
U.S. job openings rate steady in January at 3.1%
WASHINGTON – The nation’s job openings, hires and total separations rates all were unchanged in January, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor...
Freedom Communications selling WLNE Ch. 6
IRVINE, Calif. – Freedom Communications Inc. has agreed to sell WLNE-TV ABC6, the ABC affiliate serving Providence and New Bedford as Channel 6 and...
Bond investors worry as CDOs grow riskier
High-risk securities used in leveraged buyouts have taken on more risk over the last few years, causing bond investors to worry that they will...
CVS/Caremark merger wins ISS approval
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Caremark Rx. Inc. (NYSE: CMX) today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services, an independent proxy voting advisory service, is now advising clients...
Survey: Providence-area 2Q job outlook ‘dull’
Providence-area employers anticipate a “dull” job market in the second quarter, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released today.
The region’s outlook is...
Allied Consulting Engineering opens R.I. office
WARWICK – Allied Consulting Engineering Services Inc. of Sudbury, Mass., today announced the opening of a second office, at 43 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick.
“Our new...
R.I. economy grows in January, CCI shows
KINGSTON – Rhode Island’s economy continued to grow in January as the fourth quarter’s momentum carried over into the new year, according to University...
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