Counterfeit scheme uses BankNewport name
NEWPORT – BankNewport last week reported to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that it has located at least one counterfeit money order bearing the...
Dividend up at Wash Trust, stable at Rockland Trust
WESTERLY – The board of directors of Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: WASH) last week declared a quarterly dividend of 21 cents per share...
SEC pays out $103M from BofA fine
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has distributed more than $103 million to investors it says lost money because of improper trades...
Prov Equity may buy Lloyd’s List
PROVIDENCE – Providence Equity Partners Ltd. has confirmed that it has paired with The Carlyle Group to structure a bid to buy Informa Plc,...
Financial woes shutter Education Partnership
PROVIDENCE – The Education Partnership, a public-policy coalition established to help improve the quality of education in Rhode Island, has filed for receivership.
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R.I. gas prices fall 1¢, ending 3-month rise
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices locally have fallen for the first time since late March, AAA Southern New England said today in its weekly fuel-price...
Lenders loom as next hurdle for BCE buyout
MONTREAL – The $51 billion leveraged buyout of Canadian telephone giant BCE Inc. (NYSE: BCE), by a group of investors led by Ontario Teachers’...
Piles of rock, or historical burial sites?
A fierce battle is being waged in the courts over a hitherto obscure corner of North Smithfield, a place where American Indians warred with...
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