Tag: White House
White House rescinds order freezing federal grants
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it...
R.I. schools become first in U.S. to sign pledge to implement...
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s public schools will become the first in the U.S. to implement a new federally funded cybersecurity tool to protect data...
Is Black Friday still a holiday shopping juggernaut in 2024?
NEW YORK (AP) – Retailers in the U.S. rewarded shoppers who ventured out for Black Friday with giveaways and bigger-than expected discounts on a day that...
Marquis helps put ChemArt on the national marquee
PBN Manufacturing Awards 2024
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: Dave Marquis, co-owner and president, ChemArt Co.
AFTER ALMOSTY 40 YEARS working in manufacturing, Dave Marquis is still in awe...
Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. retail sales rose last month at a healthy pace in the latest sign that consumer spending is driving the economy's...
Federal Reserve is set to cut rates again while facing a...
WASHINGTON (AP) – No one knows how Tuesday's presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve's move two days later is much easier...
Biden awards $3B to reduce carbon emissions at U.S. ports
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including Baltimore, where...
Higher gas and rents keep U.S. inflation elevated, likely delaying Fed...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday in...
Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used...
Biden administration announces $5B commitment for research and development of computer...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration on Friday announced the investment of $5 billion in a newly established public-private consortium aimed at supporting research and...