Tag: Economy
Suffering unequal when food prices skyrocket
THE COST OF EGGS AND BREAD is soaring – a trend that’s particularly punishing for the poorest Americans.
Average food prices climbed at an annualized rate...
R.I. ranks No. 45 on CNBC’s state business rankings
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks No. 45 among all states in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2022” rankings released Wednesday.
The Ocean State was...
Kennedy made a ‘Beeline’ out of the legal world, and into...
Business Women Awards 2022
Achievement Honoree Jessica Kennedy, Beeline Loans Inc.
JESSICA KENNEDY HAS GONE from Florida to Boston to Rhode Island and from the workday...
R.I. April jobless rate 3rd-lowest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-lowest unemployment rate in New England in April at 3.2%, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau...
A tricky landing ahead for the Fed
The Federal Reserve will likely soon learn what gymnasts already know: sticking a landing is hard.
With inflation surging to a new 40-year high and...
Lardaro: R.I.’s economic recovery continues but labor concerns loom
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy expanded for the 11th consecutive month in February but pandemic-related employment concerns remain, University of Rhode Island economist and...
R.I. home price index increases 14.1% Y/Y in February
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 14.1% year over year in February, slower than the national growth rate of 20%, CoreLogic...
Fed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort Wednesday to tame the worst inflation since the early 1980s, raising its benchmark short-term...
Lardaro: CCI sees year end on high note with continued expansion,...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island economy ended 2021 on a high note, as it continued to see expansion for the ninth consecutive month in...
Retail sales surge 3.8% in Jan. as threat of omicron eases
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans picked up the spending pace in January as the threat of omicron faded and there was some easing of supply...
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