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Treasury recommends exploring creation of a digital dollar

Economic Activity 09/16/2022

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital currency, known as the digital dollar, saying...

Acquisition of R.I.-based Summer Infant set to be completed

Economic Activity 06/21/2022

WOONSOCKET – Kids2 Inc., a Georgia manufacturer that owns the well-known Baby Einstein brand, is set to close on its acquisition of Rhode Island-based...

CVS raises 2021 earnings outlook, reaffirms 2022 forecast

Economy 01/11/2022

WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. on Tuesday raised its full-year earnings outlook and reaffirmed guidance for 2022. In December, the health care company announced it...

KPMG LLP will pay $50 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that it altered past audit work after receiving stolen information from an industry watchdog. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/SIMON DAWSON

KPMG to pay $50M fine for using data stolen from watchdog

Economic Activity 06/17/2019

NEW YORK – KPMG LLP, one of the big four accounting firms, will pay $50 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that...

THE TWIN RIVER WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS board of directors approved a stock repurchase program that could buy back up to $250 million in stock.

Twin River announces approval of $250M stock repurchase program

Economic Activity 06/14/2019

LINCOLN – Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc.’s board of directors approved a capital return program that authorizes repurchasing up to $250 million in stock,...

A JUDGE HAS cleared Peter M. Cannava, Wells Fargo lead banker on the $75 million in bonds for the video game company 38 Studios, of all charges related to an SEC complaint arguing that the R.I. Economic Development Corp. (predecessor to the R.I. Commerce Corp.), EDC officials, Wells Fargo and Cannava defrauded investors in the issuance of the bonds. Cannava was the only defendant not to settle with the SEC.

Judge rules in favor of Wells Fargo banker in 38 Studios...

38 Studios 06/12/2019

PROVIDENCE – Peter M. Cannava, the lead banker on the bonds for 38 Studios at Wells Fargo, has had claims alleging that he aided...

THE SEC is seeking public comment on a proposal that would exempt companies with less than $100 million in annual revenue from the so-called auditor attestation requirement. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ZACH GIBSON

Enron-era accounting rules could be eased for small companies

Economic Activity 05/09/2019

NEW YORK – A United States regulator proposed freeing small companies from a Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirement that an auditor sign-off on their internal controls...

TWIN RIVER WORLDWIDE Holdings said that if the company and the recently acquired Dover Downs had been one company in 2018, earnings for 2018 would have been $77 million, as opposed to the $71.4 million the company earned in the calendar year. The acquisition closed in late March. / COURTESY TWIN RIVER

Twin River would have posted $77M profit in 2018 if it...

Economic Activity 04/29/2019

LINCOLN – Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. made a pro-forma filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, indicating that had the company...