Tag: Economy
U.S. economy drops at 0.6% annual rate from April through June
WASHINGTON (AP) — Battered by surging consumer prices and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through...
Boston Fed’s Collins says ‘modest slowdown’ is possible
WASHINGTON (AP) – Susan Collins, the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said Monday that a higher unemployment rate will be...
PBN unveils series on R.I. makers
Among Rhode Island’s more than 1,500 manufacturers, Jade Manufacturing Co. doesn’t stand out in the typical ways companies do.
It’s not the biggest employer, the...
WalletHub: R.I. ranked 28th best state to live in, Mass. tops...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked No. 28 among the best states to live in the U.S., while Massachusetts was named best in the...
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...