Tag: economic growth
U.S. slightly revises up its GDP estimate for Q4 to 7%
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy ended 2021 by expanding at a brisk 7% annual pace from October through December, the government reported Thursday...
Put a stop to economic growth? Huge mistake
One of the more pernicious ideas now coming into vogue is that societies should voluntarily halt their economic growth. In a recent New Yorker...
U.S. growth slows to 2.1% as trade tensions weigh on businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter by less than forecast as consumer spending topped estimates, though weaker business investment and exports...
Manufacturing replaced by … a museum
My wife and I recently spent two nights in North Adams, an old industrial city in the northwestern corner of Massachusetts, at a lodging...
With the election now settled, do you think that Rhode Island...
A major issue in any election is the economic health of the city/state/country that is holding the vote, and nowhere was the issue debated...
Report: Providence metro posts all-around improvement on Inclusive Growth Index
PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area ranked No. 71 among the 100 largest metros in the nation for economic growth from 2015 to...