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U.S. inflation hit 8.3% last month but slows from 40-year high
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation slowed in April after seven months of relentless gains, a tentative sign that price increases may be peaking while still...
R.I., Mass. gas prices surge to record highs
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline surged to record highs in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts due to rising oil...
U.S. added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages,...
Fed raises key rate by a half-point in bid to tame...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by...
Producer prices surge 11.2% in March on higher energy costs
WASHINGTON (AP) – The surging cost of energy pushed wholesale prices up a record 11.2% last month from a year earlier — another sign...
After rapid runup, gas prices fall again in R.I. and Mass.
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island fell to $4.13 per gallon, 7 cents less than last week...
Key inflation gauge sets 40-year high as gas and food soar
WASHINGTON (AP) – An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher...
Gas prices fall 2 cents in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island fell to $4.20 per gallon, 2 cents less than last week...
Gas prices fall in R.I., Mass., after hitting record highs
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island fell to $4.22 per gallon, 13 cents less than last week...
Raimondo says R.I. gubernatorial experience helps her as U.S. commerce secretary
PROVIDENCE – Gina M. Raimondo is no stranger to making big decisions.
But the leap from Rhode Island governor to heading federal economic strategy as...