Tag: Finance
R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 4.5% in April
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in April was 4.5%, down from 4.7% in March, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said...
R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.7% in March
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March was 4.7%, up from 4.6% in February, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.6% in February
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 4.6%, up from 4.5% in January, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
R.I. unemployment rises to 4.5% in January despite adding jobs
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 4.5% in January even though the state added 400 jobs month over month,...
Banks, airlines wary of credit card interest cap
When President Donald Trump announced earlier this year that he planned to order credit card companies to cap the annual percentage rate at 10%...
R.I. unveils strategy to create an AI-proficient workforce statewide
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island AI Task Force on Wednesday released its multipronged strategy to help make the Ocean State a national leader in...
As credit card debt climbs, so does the financial pain
From young professionals to near retirees, many Rhode Islanders are struggling with rising credit card debt, financial advisers say.
Some clients are delaying major life...
Citizens CEO to Chamber: ‘In moments like this, you don’t pull...
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. CEO and Chairman Bruce Van Saun told Rhode Island business leaders that companies prepared to invest in talent...
SEC filing of the week: Eastern Bank’s $490M merger with HarborOne...
PROVIDENCE – Eastern Bankshares Inc.'s $490 million merger with HarborOne Bancorp Inc., the holding company of HarborOne Bank, is nearly complete.
In its filing with...
Homeowners turn to cash-out refinancing to take advantage of big gains...
Homeowners are cashing in on years of home equity gains, even as mortgage rates remain elevated.
The trend sent cash-out home refinancing activity to a...
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