Tag: Donald Trump
Despite U.S. trade war, OECD expects global economy will grow 3.2%...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Organization for Economic Cooperation...
Rhode Island Community Food Bank delays release of its annual hunger...
In any other year, the data that informs an annual report released every Thanksgiving by the Rhode Island Community Food Bank would tell the...
Consumer confidence slides as Americans grow wary of high costs and...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumers were much less confident in the economy in November in the aftermath of the government shutdown, weak hiring and stubborn inflation.
The...
Stores keep prices down in a tough year for turkeys. Other...
CHELSEA, Mich. (AP) – Old Brick Farm, where Larry Doll raises chickens, turkeys and ducks, was fortunate this Thanksgiving season.
Doll's small farm west of Detroit...
FAA gives $10K bonuses only to controllers and technicians with perfect...
Only 776 air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will receive $10,000 bonuses while nearly 20,000 other workers...
Poll: Trump’s approval rating low among R.I. residents
PROVIDENCE – President Donald Trump’s job approval rating among state residents is low, according to a new poll.
The Ocean State Poll, conducted by The Survey Center at the University...
U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119K jobs in September
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been...
U.S. trade deficit drops 24% in August as Trump’s tariffs reduce...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower.
In a report...
R.I. hemp industry faces uncertainty amid federal crackdown on THC products
Mike Simpson is one of Rhode Island’s biggest cheerleaders for hemp cultivation and the plant’s derivative products – remedies, he believes, that may help...
Who do you blame for the record 43-day federal government shutdown...
President Donald Trump on Nov. 12 signed a government funding bill to end a record 43-day shutdown that caused widespread financial stress and disrupted...
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