Hospitals are required to be transparent on prices. But in RI, comparing costs is complex

Massive price disparities, as well as "zombie" prices for procedures that hospitals don't actually perform, paint a bleak ...

Furniture tariffs take effect as consumers and businesses share costs

American consumers are expected to pay more than half of the added costs from U.S. tariffs, according to a Goldman Sachs ...

China trade freeze squeezes US soybean farmers as costs climb, profits vanish

American soybean growers across the Midwest are warning of another tough year as China’s trade freeze cuts off their largest ...
WHAM

Low gas prices, high electricity prices creating a lot of unknowns ahead of midterms

Another situation keeping the floor low are actions by the Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries -- or OPEC +. The ...

Government shutdown delays Social Security's cost-of-living announcement. Here's what to know.

Citing the shutdown, the Social Security Administration postponed its announcement of the annual payment bump beneficiaries ...

How much do medical procedures cost at RI hospitals? What we found

The Providence Journal analyzed billing data from all of the state’s acute care hospitals, ranging from diagnostic procedures ...

Will new lumber tariffs drive up costs to build and furnish a house?

On Tuesday, President Trump placed a 10% tariff on lumber and a 25% tariff on furniture and cabinets. President Trump's new ...
RTÉ Ireland

Have the low-cost retailers fired the opening shots of a grocery price war?

Lidl reduced the prices of its own-brand milk range on Friday, claiming to be the first grocery retailer in Ireland to cut ...