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The stock market climbed to record highs this week, continuing a surprisingly strong run over the past year.
The Nasdaq is up 48 percent over the last year, and the S&P 500 is up 33 percent, a sign that the market’s momentum has been powered by a continued surge in tech and a willingness by investors to look past lingering economic concerns.
So how did Rhode Island’s publicly traded companies stack up?
Hasbro
April 16, 2026: $93.35
April 16, 2025: $51.88
⬆️ 80 percent
Market cap: $13.13 billion
*Hasbro is in the process of leaving Rhode Island.
Textron
April 16, 2026: $90.27
April 16, 2025: $65.98
⬆️ 39 percent
Market cap: $15.72 billion
CVS Health
April 16, 2026: $76.79
April 16, 2025: $68.55
⬆️ 12 percent
Market cap: $98.41 billion
Citizens Bank
April 16, 2026: $64.41
April 16, 2025: $35.46
⬆️ 81.6 percent
Market cap: $27.37 billion
United Natural Foods
April 16, 2026: $47
April 16, 2025: $24.23
⬆️ 94 percent
Market cap: $2.86 billion
Washington Trust
April 16, 2026: $35.24
April 16, 2025: $27.13
⬆️ 30 percent
Market cap: $671 million
Bally’s
April 16, 2026: $11.56
April 16, 2025: $16.26
⬇️ 29 percent
Market cap: $563.47 million
AstroNova
April 16, 2026: $12.88
April 16, 2025: $8.04
⬆️ 60 percent
Market cap: $98.38 million
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⚓ My latest column: With East Greenwich thoroughly captivated by what may be the most eye roll-inducing lawsuit in town in recent memory, taking in a Little League game at Cragan Field felt almost obligatory – if only to assess for myself the alleged “aerial bombardment” of foul balls into one family’s backyard. Read more.
⚓ Smithfield Public Schools officials failed to respond appropriately to reports of antisemitic hazing on the high school football team last year, an investigation by Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s office has concluded. Read more.
⚓ A decade after CVS Health paid nearly $13 billion to buy Omnicare, the nursing home pharmacy titan is now headed for a bankruptcy auction. It’s the latest chapter of Omnicare’s demise, after it was found liable for fraudulently billing the government and ordered to pay nearly $1 billion last year. Read more.
⚓ Theater critic Bob Abelman writes that “Primary Trust” at Trinity Rep. is a quietly powerful Pulitzer winner about loneliness and kindness that shines in its central performance, even as the production around it occasionally overplays its hand. Read more.
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⚓ Periodically, a reminder is necessary: Roman Anthony is 21 and in his major league infancy. But he's got high expectations. Read more.
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