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Higher gas and rents keep U.S. inflation elevated, likely delaying Fed...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday in...

U.S. employers added a surprisingly robust 303K jobs in March in...

WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that...

U.S. consumers are confident, but how they feel about the immediate...

U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans wrestle with higher prices and feel less optimistic about the short-term future. The Conference Board,...

R.I. unemployment rate dips slightly to 3% in April

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in April was 3%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than March, the R.I. Department of Labor...

R.I. sportsbook revenue down 10% after Mass. expansion

The launch of online sports betting in Massachusetts on March 10 is already leeching money from Rhode Island, and more losses lie ahead. In the...

R.I.’s March unemployment rate remains 3rd highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest unemployment rate in New England in March at 3.1%, the same as the previous month and below...

U.S. retail sales fall 1% amid high inflation, rising rates 

WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans cut their spending at retail stores and restaurants in March for the second straight month, a sign consumers are becoming...

U.S. wholesale inflation pressures eased sharply last month 

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices fell in March, a sign that inflationary pressures in the economy are easing more than a year after...

Inflation slows but stays high enough for Fed to hike again 

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and lower food prices providing some relief to households that have...

U.S. consumer confidence ticks up in March 

WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumer confidence inched up in March after two straight monthly declines, even as persistent inflation, bank collapses and anxiety over a...
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