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U.S. cable giants Charter and Cox pursue $34.5B merger
Charter Communications has offered to acquire Cox Communications, a $34.5 billion merger that would combine two of the top three cable companies in the...
Retail sales rise in March as shoppers stock up on big-ticket...
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on big-ticket items from gadgets to cars before...
Shaw’s Supermarket parent company backs out of merger and sues Kroger
Albertsons, the parent company of Shaw’s and Star Markets, is giving up on its merger with Kroger and it is suing the grocery chain,...
Cyber Monday shoppers expected to set a record on the year’s...
Consumers in the United States are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to take advantage of the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon with...
Former R.I. resident indicted for fraudulent investment schemes
PROVIDENCE – A former Rhode Island resident has been federally indicted on seven counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering for...
2 R.I. men arrested in multimillion-dollar retail theft crime ring probe
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island men have been arrested and charged with taking part in an organized retail theft crime ring that targeted retailers...
Five Questions With: Matthew Fair
Matthew Fair is a partner at Hayes & Sherry Real Estate Services, the Providence-based commercial real estate broker, which was founded in 1990 and...
DOJ: Illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster, Live Nation drives up prices for...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of...
Bills aim to give R.I. public libraries a break from high...
A lot of Rhode Islanders want to read Kristin Hannah’s latest novel, “The Women.”
The e-book version of Hannah’s Vietnam War narrative had 837 holds...
U.S. applications for jobless benefits rise to highest level in two...
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose to their highest level in two months last week, but layoffs remain at historically low...
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