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Retail sales up 1.7% in March from February driven by a...
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers accelerated their spending in March from February, but they spent most of their money at the gas pump.
A spike...
URI pharmacy enrollment rebounds after decline
When Kerry LaPlante decided to become a pharmacist, the opportunity to play a direct, accessible role in community health care served as a major...
U.S. retail sales rose slightly in September, adding to months of...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants increased modestly in September as resilient consumers moderated their spending after splurging over the summer.
Sales rose...
Stores keep prices down in a tough year for turkeys. Other...
CHELSEA, Mich. (AP) – Old Brick Farm, where Larry Doll raises chickens, turkeys and ducks, was fortunate this Thanksgiving season.
Doll's small farm west of Detroit...
Amazon spends $1B to increase pay and lower health care costs...
NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon says it's making a $1 billion investment to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for...
Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs...
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald...
Retail sales up a surprising 0.6% in June after a May...
WASHINGTON (AP) – After an earlier pullback, consumers picked up their spending in June despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy.
Retail sales rose...
R.I. recovers $30M from Purdue Pharma in latest opioid settlement
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has recovered nearly $30 million after all 55 attorneys general representing all eligible states and U.S. territories approved a $7.4...
5 R.I. companies named to 2025 Fortune 500 list
PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island companies are on the 2025 Fortune 500 list.
CVS Health Corp. is ranked fifth after taking the sixth spot in...
U.S. consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows as trade war raises...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer sentiment fell slightly in May for the fifth straight month, surprising economists, as Americans increasingly worry that President Donald Trump's...
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