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Fed Chair Powell says interest rates on hold with economic uncertainty...
NEW YORK (AP) – The Federal Reserve is likely to keep its key interest rate unchanged in the coming months as it waits for widespread "uncertainty"...
2 R.I. hospitals among best in the U.S., Newsweek says
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island hospitals are among the best in the U.S., according to an analysis by Newsweek and its data partner Statista.
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Wall Street falls again as losses wipe out all post-election gains...
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks racked up more losses on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping...
Dow drops nearly 650 as worries build about the economy following...
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. stocks tumbled Monday and wiped out out even more of their gains since President Donald Trump ’s election in November, after he said...
U.S. consumer spending falls in January most since February 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumers cut back drastically on spending last month, the most since February 2021, even as inflation declined, though stiff tariffs threatened by...
U.S. employers added just 143K jobs last month, jobless rate slips...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised...
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico and Canada for 30...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America's two...
R.I., Mass. gas prices hold steady as market braces for oil...
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island remained at $3 per gallon. That price is 9 cents...
Fed holds rates steady, says job market is ‘solid’ while inflation...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a...
U.S. economy grows at 2.8% pace in third quarter on consumer...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The American economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual pace from July through September on strong consumer spending and a surge in...
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