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U.S. shoppers increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the...

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that Americans are...
FEW RHODE ISLANDERS are planning to spend more on holiday shopping than they did last year, according to a poll released by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

UNH Poll: Few R.I. residents plan to spend more than last...

PROVIDENCE – Few Rhode Islanders are planning to spend more on holiday gifts in 2024 than they did last year, according to a poll...

U.S. economy grows at 2.8% pace in third quarter on consumer...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The American economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual pace from July through September on strong consumer spending and a surge in...
CHANGES AHEAD? Carolyn Leslie, tax director for CBIZ Accounting, Tax & Advisory of New England LLC, says that if the 2017 tax cut provisions sunset at the end of 2025, it could create more incentive for taxpayers to make charitable contributions as a write-off. 
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If the 2017 tax cut sunsets, it could boost charitable giving

With the clock ticking down on the $1.5 trillion tax cut approved by Republicans in 2017, America’s wealthiest donors and their advisers are beginning...

Stocks and bitcoin jump after Trump’s victory. So do worries about...

NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. stock market, Elon Musk's Tesla, banks and bitcoin are all storming higher Wednesday as investors bet on what...

Sheldon Whitehouse wins a fourth term in the U.S. Senate; Amo...

Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse won reelection to a fourth term to the U.S. Senate and Democrats held on to both U.S. House seats in Rhode...

Poll: Support for rejection of R.I. constitutional convention grows

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island voters are likely to reject a constitutional convention, according to a new University of New Hampshire poll released Monday.  The Ocean...

Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped?...

Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Ariz., takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of...

Calamari chef from Democrats’ 2020 convention says he’s a Trump backer 

WASHINGTON (AP) – The "calamari comeback" chef who delighted viewers of the last Democratic National Convention might not be coming back.  John Bordieri was dubbed...

The Biden administration recruits R.I., 14 states to help enforce airline...

The Biden administration is enlisting the help of officials in Rhode Island and 14 other states to enforce consumer-protection laws covering airline travelers, a...
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