Ryanair’s O’Leary may launch E.U.-U.S. airline
Michael O’Leary, CEO of Dublin-based Ryanair Holdings Plc, may start a no-frills transatlantic airline once the U.S.-E.U. “open skies” agreement takes effect next March,...
Energy costs fuel 0.9% rise<br> in U.S. consumer prices
WASHINGTON – The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) last month rose 0.9 percent to 205.352 points (1982 to 1984 = 100),...
IRS gives storm victims 2 more days to file
WASHINGTON – Victims of this week’s nor’easter will get two more days to file their taxes, the Internal Revenue Service said.
“Because this unusually forceful...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 5¢ to $2.799
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island gasoline prices have risen for the ninth consecutive week, to 62 cents per gallon above their price in mid-February, according...
T.F. Green Airport reopens <br> after extended shutdown
WARWICK – After working since early morning, work crews have reopened T.F. Green Airport, according to airport spokeswoman Patti Goldstein.
The airport was shut...
Greenspan: World trade cushions U.S. economy
The world economy is looking up, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told a Tokyo forum today, people who attended the meeting told Bloomberg...
Stocks rise on earnings news, Sallie Mae bid
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rose this morning on news that student-loan provider Sallie Mae (SLM Corp.) has accepted a $25 billion bid from...
Block Island innkeeper is new state poet
Lisa Starr of Block Island has been named Rhode Island’s state poet. She replaces Thomas Chandler, the state poet since 1999.
Starr, appointed Friday by...
Retail and food-services sales rise 0.7%
WASHINGTON – Retail and food services sales last month rose 0.7 percent to $371.6 billion, an increase of 3.8 percent from March 2006, the...
A reprieve for al fresco dining<br> in Providence
Easing Providence restaurant owners’ fears that their outdoor tables would go unused this season, the R.I. Supreme Court has granted a stay that will...
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