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Government shutdown threatens to stall the recovery in the IPO market
NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. government shutdown is waving a caution flag at private companies racing to make the move to the public...
Partisan division rules with no end in sight for federal government...
WASHINGTON (AP) – A vote to swiftly end the government shutdown failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund...
Fed’s favored inflation gauge accelerates slightly in August
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge accelerated slightly in August from a year earlier.
The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal...
Pawtucket will seek economic development ‘tools’ as Hasbro prepares to leave
When the Pawtucket Red Sox pulled up stakes and left for Massachusetts in 2020, state officials helped finance a $137 million soccer stadium as...
R.I. monthly unemployment drops to 4.6% in August
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 4.6%, down from 4.8% in July, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
Loss of Hasbro jobs must spur R.I. leaders
Hasbro Inc. officially became a symbol of Rhode Island’s past when it announced plans to move to Boston by the end of next year.
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U.S. employers added just 22K jobs last month amid uncertainty over...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s...
Consumer confidence dips with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans’ view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening job market grew for the eighth straight...
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