Tag: Consumers
R.I., other states tell money transfer company to cease activities
CRANSTON – State bank regulators have ordered a California-based money transfer business to stop activities in Rhode Island, citing the company's "declining financial position."
Thirty-eight...
Retail sales fall 0.8% in January from December
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans took a break from spending in January after the traditional holiday season splurge.
Retail sales fell 0.8% in January from...
Are concerns about inflation and the possibility of a looming recession...
Despite monthslong concerns about inflation and a looming recession, retail sales at restaurants and bars have jumped this summer compared to a year ago.
National...
People are losing more money to scammers than ever before. Here’s...
NEW YORK (AP) – With the help of technology, scammers are tricking Americans out of more money than ever before. But there are steps...
U.S. economic growth last quarter is revised up sharply to a...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Showing surprising resilience in the face of higher interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual pace from January...
U.S. adds a robust 311,000 jobs despite Fed’s rate hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers added a substantial 311,000 jobs in February, fewer than January's huge gain but enough to keep pressure on the...
Key inflation gauge sets 40-year high as gas and food soar
WASHINGTON (AP) – An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher...
U.S. consumer inflation up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982
WASHINGTON (AP) – Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8% in November compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, energy, housing and...
Pandemic protections
Is your company documenting its pandemic response with employees and/or customers to help limit possible liability exposure?
Yes: 56%
No: 44%
What are your concerns about changing...
Consumers win in high-stakes supermarket food fight
Labor unrest at supermarket giant Stop & Shop in April was at least a temporary boon for many of Rhode Island’s independent markets.
While they...
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