Tag: Joe Biden
Fed welcomes a ‘soft landing’ even if many Americans don’t feel...
WASHINGTON (AP) – When Jerome Powell delivered a high-profile speech last month, the Federal Reserve chair came the closest he ever had to declaring that the...
Let’s keep our eyes on prize in broadband adoption
Just days before President Joe Biden signed the landmark bipartisan infrastructure law in 2021, with a historic $65 billion investment in broadband, U.S. Commerce...
U.S. wholesale inflation slows more than expected in July
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wholesale price increases in the United States eased in July, suggesting that inflation pressures are further cooling as the Federal Reserve moves closer...
Many top companies set age limits for CEOs, with good reason
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, is 78. No one older has ever run for U.S. president as their party’s official nominee....
U.S. wholesale inflation picked up in June
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wholesale prices in the United States rose by a larger-than-expected 2.6% last month from a year earlier, a sign that some...
U.S. employers added a solid 206K jobs in June
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs and once again displaying the U.S. economy's ability...
Has Raimondo forgotten her home state?
For the second time in an election year, Rhode Islanders’ hopes of benefiting from having a former governor in charge of the U.S. commerce...
Inaugural Taste of Juneteenth celebrates cultural foodways
There has been a tradition in Rhode Island for many years that is always reliable for a good time, with first-class food and a...
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in...
Federal Reserve envisions just one rate cut this year
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday that inflation has fallen further toward their target level in recent months but signaled that they...
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