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R.I., Mass. gas prices surge while oil prices dip on Trump’s...
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island and Massachusetts continue to surge as the war with Iran enters its fourth week.
The average weekly price of...
Federal Reserve keeps rates steady, projects 1 rate cut this year
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve officials expect the Iran war will worsen inflation this year while having little impact on economic growth, but they still...
Revolution Wind starts sending power to the New England grid
Revolution Wind has begun sending power to New England’s electric grid, the developer said Friday.
The Danish company Orsted A/S said the wind farm, located...
U.S. economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter, government says,...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, advanced at an unexpectedly sluggish 0.7% annual rate from October through...
Here’s why third parties perform best in the Northeast
A majority of Americans say they are “frustrated” or “angry” – or both – with Republicans and Democrats, according to the Pew Research Center....
Inflation held steady in February before attack on Iran sent energy...
KANSAS CITY (AP) – Inflation stayed stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose in a snapshot of what consumer prices looked like before...
U.S. employers cut a surprising 92K jobs last month as unemployment...
WASHINGTON (AP) – American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped...
R.I. joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s new global tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Some two dozen states, including Rhode Island, challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import...
Pentagon to cut ties with Brown and others Hegseth accuses of ‘wokeness’
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Brown University, Columbia, Yale, and other universities starting next school year...
U.S. January wholesale prices arrive hotter than expected
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month.
The Labor Department reported Friday that its producer price index, which...
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