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Five Questions With: Barbara Varone
Barbara Varone has been a teller at Citizens Bank’s Newport branch since 1970, making her Citizens’ longest-tenured employee. She is being honored for her...
Federal Reserve officials see risks of higher inflation ahead, support pause...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve officials at a meeting last month pointed to rising risks that inflation could worsen, a key reason they kept their benchmark...
WalletHub: R.I. credit card delinquency rising 2nd fastest in U.S.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's credit card delinquency is rising at the second-fastest rate in the nation, according to WalletHub.
Researchers at the personal finance website...
Federal Reserve officials at December meeting expected slower pace of rate...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve officials at their meeting Dec. 17-18 expected to dial back the pace of interest rate cuts this year in the face...
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point – its third cut this year – but also...
Report: 500 R.I. residents’ personal data compromised in Ticketmaster security breach
PROVIDENCE - At least 500 residents’ data may have been affected during a security breach with Ticketmaster this past spring, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported...
Are U.S. interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several...
Bank of America’s Q1 profits fall 18% on higher expenses, charge-offs
NEW YORK (AP) – Bank of America Corp. said on Tuesday its first-quarter profits fell 18%, as the bank dealt with rising expenses due...
What recession? Professional forecasters raise expectations for U.S. economy in 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – This year looks to be a much better one for the U.S. economy than business economists were forecasting just a...
Some Americans have become saddled with credit card debt as rent,...
NEW YORK (AP) – While the U.S. economy is broadly healthy, pockets of Americans have run through their savings and run up their credit card...
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