Tag: Economy
U.S. News & World Report: R.I. is 33rd-best state in nation...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 33rd-best state in the nation, down nine spots from last year, according to U.S. News & World Report....
U.S. producer prices drop 0.3% from May to June on lower...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale inflation fell from May to June on plunging energy prices, but intensifying hostilities with Iran are clouding the outlook.
The...
Are Rhode Island leaders doing enough to improve the state’s business...
Rhode Island is going backwards in another national ranking of business conditions, falling to No. 48 nationally in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business...
R.I. drops to No. 48 on CNBC’s 2026 ranking of top...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 48 among all states in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2026″ rankings released Thursday, dropping two spots...
U.S. hiring falls to just 57K in June amid elevated inflation,...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers pulled back on hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month’s total and...
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) – Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosperity but later shared...
R.I.’s single-family home price falls for first time since 2017, to...
WARWICK – The median sale price of single-family homes in Rhode Island dropped for the first time in nine years, to $500,000 in May,...
Federal Reserve keeps rates steady, officials divided on hikes this year
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a...
All eyes turn to Fed chair Kevin Warsh and his first...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ever since Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Donald Trump in late January to lead the Federal Reserve, a question has lingered: Will he...
Mixed news on R.I. economy
This month started with a mix of good and bad news on PBN.com when it comes to the state economy.
After months of economic data...
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