Tag: President Donald Trump
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%...
U.S. should transition to trade rather than aid in Africa
As a young Nigerian graduate deployed to teach in a rural community through the National Youth Service Corps, I witnessed firsthand how U.S. foreign...
‘Trump slump’ threatens tourism payoff from World Cup
With an upcoming FIFA World Cup being staged across the nation, 2026 was supposed to be a bumper year for tourism to the U.S.
And...
Revolution Wind developers file injunction to block latest federal suspension order
PROVIDENCE – The developers behind Revolution Wind moved to block the latest federal order suspending the offshore wind project on Thursday in what's become...
New student loan limits could damage career plans
As millions of student loan borrowers settle into the school year, many are stressed about how they’ll pay for their degrees. These students may...
Trump’s new $100K H-1B visa fee could affect some R.I. businesses
PROVIDENCE – President Donald Trump’s executive order to impose a $100,000 application fee for a new H-1B visa could affect CVS Health Corp. and...
Federal judge overturns ‘arbitrary and capricious’ work stoppage of Revolution Wind
PROVIDENCE – Construction can now resume on the Revolution Wind project after a federal judge on Monday overturned the Trump administration’s Aug. 22 stop-work...
FADING PROMISE: Trump orders take toll on regional wind industry; will...
It was a breezy summer afternoon at Quonset Point in North Kingstown when tradesmen Lucileno Gomes and Antonio Gianfrancesco clocked out after their shift...
Orsted eager to get Revolution Wind ‘back on track’; lawsuit possible
PROVIDENCE – Orsted A/S, the Danish developer behind Revolution Wind, on Wednesday said it is fighting to restart the project and is considering a...
U.S. economy grew stronger in second quarter than initially thought
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy rebounded this spring from a first-quarter downturn due to fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade wars.
In an upgrade from its first...
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