Tag: Tariffs
U.S. inflation picked up as gas prices marched higher due to...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability...
Five Questions With: Jason Kelly
Jason Kelly | Director, Bryant University Chafee Center for International Business
1. What does the Chafee Center’s new World Trade Center designation mean for Rhode...
Beige Book finds expanded economic activity, inflation concerns across New England
PROVIDENCE – Economic activity across New England expanded slightly in recent months, but businesses grew more concerned about inflation, energy costs, tariffs and interest...
It hasn’t been easy for R.I. factories
Manufacturers throughout the U.S. have largely spent the past year-plus reeling from rapidly shifting tariffs implemented under President Donald Trump, and Rhode Island companies...
Neronha, coalition sue over Trump administration’s new tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Twenty-five states, including Rhode Island, sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import...
Pop-up turned gift shop firmly standing on Hope
Perusing the bright and colorful shelves of Rhody Craft LLC, it would be hard to imagine the desperate circumstances that catalyzed the Providence-based gift...
Inflation rises to a 3-year high on spiking gas prices, highlighting...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and...
U.S. trade policy fails to make us great again
New England was built on the revolutionary spirit. When the British decided to impose unfair taxes and regulations on the goods that the colonies...
R.I. home prices rise 6.1% in Q1 amid slowing sales
PROVIDENCE – The median first-quarter sale price of a single-family home in the state rose to $493,500, a 6.1% increase year over year, according...
Panelists: R.I. should build on life sciences momentum, foster interest in...
Between rapidly shifting tariffs, freezes to federal grant funding and changing U.S. Food and Drug Administration policies, R.I. Bio Director Glenn Robertelli acknowledges that...
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