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U.S. stocks little changed as investors weigh pace of stimulus
U.S. stocks were little changed, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index poised for a third straight week of gains, as investors weighed the pace of central bank stimulus amid a meeting of finance ministers. more
R.I. ranks No. 37 on best states for businesses list
Rhode Island earned the No. 37 slot on Chief Executive Magazine’s list of the “2013 Best & Worst States for Businesses,” moving two spots up from its 2012 ranking. more
| 5/9/13
Medicare data show disparity in hospital charges, payments
Leaders of the Rhode Island Health Insurance Small Employer Taskforce are calling for greater transparency in health care provider finances following the release of national data for the top 100 most frequently billed procedures under Medicare. more
R.I. to participate in Results First Initiative
Rhode Island has been selected as the 14th partner state in the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative, a program that helps states assess the costs and benefits of fiscal policy options and make better decisions based on informed results, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced. more
| 5/8/13
R.I. to receive $4.5M for Sandy relief
Rhode Island is slated to receive nearly $4.5 million from the U.S. Department of the Interior to help repair historic properties and clean up wildlife refuges damaged by Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced Tuesday. more
| 5/8/13
BofA settles ‘big kahuna’ mortgage suit as new case looms
Bank of America Corp. CEO Brian T. Moynihan, who once vowed to wage “hand-to-hand combat” in lawsuits over faulty mortgages, settled one big fight with MBIA Inc. yesterday as another remains unfinished. more
BofA, Wells Fargo to be sued over mortgage deal
Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. will be sued by the state of New York for allegedly violating terms of a $25 billion nationwide settlement over foreclosure practices. more
The Moore Co.’s Fulflex hit with $200K EPA fine
Fulflex Inc., which is owned by The Moore Co., a Providence-based elastics and plastics company, will pay almost $200,000 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Clean Air Act violations at its Brattleboro, Vt.-based facility. more
| 5/6/13
Institute for International Sport director indicted on 18 counts
Daniel E. Doyle Jr., executive director of the Institute for International Sport, has been indicted on 18 counts, including embezzlement and forgery. more
| 5/3/13
Rhode Island joins New England states in legalizing gay marriage
On same-sex marriage, New England is now united. Rhode Island became the 10th U.S. state and final one in the region to make gay weddings legal, after its House of Representatives passed a bill expanding marriage rights to homosexuals. more
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