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Chevron updates HVAC, hot water at two schools
PROVIDENCE – Chevron Energy Solutions, a unit of Chevron Corp., has updated the heating and hot water systems of Chariho and East Providence Vocational...
LIN TV scores with online Super Bowl coverage
PROVIDENCE – LIN TV Corp. today announced that new online features rolled out for the Super Bowl resulted in record page views and visitors.
On...
Hasbro posts record $230.1M profit for 2006
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. today posted record annual profits of $230.1 million, up 8.5 percent from $212.1 million in 2005.
The company credited strong...
$21.5M awarded in Newport wrongful-death suit
An R.I. Superior Court jury yesterday returned a $21.5 million verdict in a Newport wrongful-death suit. With interest, the award is expected to total...
Growth may demand rate hike, Fed’s Plosser says
PHILADELPHIA – Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser said the central bank may need to raise its benchmark interest rate, Bloomberg News...
Subprime lenders’ stocks plunge as losses widen
Shares of U.S. mortgage lenders plunged today after New Century Financial Corp. and HSBC Holdings Plc said losses from bad loans are mounting faster...
U.S. wholesale inventories shrink in Dec., sales rise
WASHINGTON – U.S. wholesalers' inventories dipped 0.5 percent in December, to $393.8 billion, the lowest level since August, after rising a revised 1.1 percent...
U.S. retail sales rise faster than expected in Jan.
U.S. retail sales rose faster than expected last month, as holiday gift cards were redeemed and cold weather fueled purchases of winter clothing, according...
