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DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart for about $17 billion, a deal expected to close in late 2027 or early 2028 if it clears a federal antitrust review that critics say has gone soft.
Rhode Island Energy has asked state regulators to approve a 27.984-cent January default rate for industrial customers, up from 17.851 cents in January 2026. March would be slightly lower than last year.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said Thursday the site will move to "a primarily logged-in experience," with tests outside the U.S. in the fourth quarter. What logged-out visitors will still see is being worked out.
The FTC has ordered nine companies, including Delta, Uber, DoorDash and Walmart, to explain how they set prices and worker pay, including any role for personal data. It is a study, not an enforcement action.
Some tubs that look like ice cream are legally labeled "frozen dairy dessert," a name that means they don't meet the federal ice cream standard. The answer is in the small band at the bottom of the carton.
Rhode Island joined 20 other attorneys general in suing to block a federal rule that ends ownership reporting for most U.S. companies and plans to delete records already filed.
The Narragansett Bay Commission asked state regulators Monday to use fiscal 2027 as the baseline for a later, limited sewer rate request. The petition names no amount, but it frames the next increase NBC plans to seek.
The FTC and 20 states sued Dollar General on Monday, alleging it routinely charged shoppers more at the register than shelf, tag and ad prices. Rhode Island isn't a plaintiff, but the chain lists stores in 17 Rhode Island communities.
Rhode Island Energy asked state regulators Friday to approve a 2027-2029 plan for buying default electricity that would raise summer spot-market purchases from 15% to 25% for residential and commercial customers.
Attorney General Peter Neronha sued Meta on Thursday, alleging the company helped create and profit from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram while publicly claiming to fight fraud. The state is seeking restitution for affected Rhode Island consumers.
A Groundwork Collaborative and Century Foundation analysis finds 17 Halloween candy packs up 15.3 percent from last year. Federal data show candy and chewing gum up 7.7 percent, still well ahead of overall inflation.
Rhode Island lost an estimated 1,600 payroll jobs in September even as its unemployment rate dipped to 3.6%, according to preliminary state and federal labor data.
ITEP estimates that 706 profitable corporations recorded a 10.4% effective federal tax rate in 2025. CVS was among 114 reporting no current federal income tax expense.
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after the state went to trial instead of joining the August multistate settlement. Rhode Island, which settled, expects $49.4 million to $64.5 million.
About 28% of Rhode Island municipalities issued fiscal 2025 audits within the six-month legal deadline, down from 31%, according to the Auditor General's report dated Oct. 21.
