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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...
BUILDING ANEW: Jessica Kennedy is co-founder and chief operating officer of Beeline Loans Inc., a startup that offers a web platform for potential borrowers to seek mortgage approvals quickly. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
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