Prices have dropped another 10 cents this week.

The food stamp program is under fire.

Electronics retailer Tweeter has abruptly closed 70 stores nationwide and fired more than 600 employees.

Gov. Don Carcieri meets with the nation’s governors and President-elect Barack Obama.

Agencies are worried about the cold weather and its impact on local shelters.

Providence Mayor David Cicilline is hosting a food drive meant to make sure Thanksgiving tables are full in a bad economy.

A new company may be formed to replace the old Bradford Dyeing Association, which closed in Westerly this week.

A long-time jewelry maker in Providence is sold.

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The shipping company plans to raise rates in 2009.

While the company could be forced to file for bankruptcy protection, mall owners say it will be business as usual at Providence Place.

QVC plans to eliminate about 900 jobs over the next 14 months.

The Chicago-based owner of major shopping centers throughout New England, including Providence Place, says it may be forced to file for bankruptcy

Both the volume and price of single-family home sales have dropped in the third quarter of 2008.

National Wholesale Liquidators, with stores in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, has filed for Chapter 11 protection.