Oil prices ease and stock markets jump as hopes rise for an end to the Iran war
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Relief is flowing through financial markets Monday after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war. Oil prices are easing, and stock prices are jumping on Wall Street following severe losses taken elsewhere in the ...
Trump touted bigger tax refunds this year, but Americans will likely spend them on gas
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump's tax cut legislation. Yet spiking gas prices are on track to eat up those refunds, leaving most Americans with little extra to ...
‘Project Hail Mary’ blasts off with $80.5 million, a best for Amazon MGM, and the year
"Project Hail Mary" is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn't seen for a non-franchise film since "Oppenheimer." The science fiction epic starring Ryan Gosling earned around $80.5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend playing in North America, according to ...
Gas price increases add pressure across the Mid-Ohio Valley economy
PARKERSBURG 鈥� Rising gas prices are beginning to ripple through the Mid-Ohio Valley, with local business owners, government officials and industry representatives warning of increasing costs and shifting consumer behavior as prices continue to climb. According to Traci Nelson, president ...
Washington County Commissioners in contact with data center developers about public meeting
MARIETTA 鈥� The weekly Washington County Commissioner meeting was brief Thursday with discussions about child support enforcement agency collective bargaining agreements, injection wells and data centers. During the public comment portion of the meeting, Washington County Commissioner ...