Tag: Ukraine
Final-hour rally yanks Wall Street from maw of bear market
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street rumbled to the edge of a bear market Friday after another drop for stocks briefly sent the S&P...
Providence Country Day School to offer scholarship to Ukrainian refugee
EAST PROVIDENCE – Providence Country Day School has created a scholarship for a student from Ukraine, and the scholarship will cover tuition costs for...
Ocean State Job Lot provides supplies to Ukraine
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot announced March 30 that the discount retailer’s “Relief for Ukraine” program resulted in six tractor trailer loads...
Jewish Alliance of Greater R.I.’s Ukraine support campaign raises $250K
PROVIDENCE – When Russian forces first invaded Ukraine in late February, many members of the local Jewish community, including Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode...
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...
Collette pledging $200K to support Ukrainian humanitarian efforts
PAWTUCKET – Being in the travel industry, Collette Travel Services Inc. has had a close eye on the unfolding crisis going on in Ukraine...
Gas prices soar; up 26 cents in R.I. since Feb. 28
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island soared 26 cents since Feb. 28, to $3.85 per gallon, AAA...
Oil prices surge above $100 a barrel as war on Ukraine...
NEW YORK (AP) – Oil prices soared Tuesday and investors shifted more money out of stocks and into ultra-safe U.S. government bonds as Russia stepped...
Magaziner to divest R.I. pension fund of Russian stocks and bonds
PROVIDENCE – R.I. General Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced Monday that his office intends to divest the state’s pension fund of about $20 million to...