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Wall Street Inches To More Records Thanks To Booming A.I. Stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market inched to more records Tuesday as winners of the artificial-intelligence boom kept driving higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% after drifting between small gains and losses through the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 228 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite edged up by less than 0.1%. All three set all-time highs. Hewlett Packard Enterprise helped lead the market, and its stock soared 19.5% after it reported a profit for the latest quarter that blew past analysts' expectations. It credited demand from customers building their ...

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(all games start at 6 p.m. unless noted) Wednesday, June 3 OVBL Maynard at Colerain Barton at Bethany

Oil Prices Rise, But Wall Street Still Ticks To More Records

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose Monday following the latest fighting to threaten the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but Wall Street isn't very worried, and U.S. stocks ticked to more records. The S&P 500 added 0.3% to its prior all-time high set on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 46 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.4% to likewise set records. A slight majority of U.S. stocks actually fell, including companies with big fuel bills hurt by higher oil prices. United Airlines lost 2.6%, and Alaska Air Group fell 3.3% after the price for a barrel of Brent crude oil ...

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(all games start at 6 p.m. unless noted) Tuesday, June 2 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Ohio Division IV, Region 15 Semifinal (at Mazeroski Field, Cadiz) No. 8 Minerva vs. No. 3 Edison, 1 p.m. Ohio Division V, Region 19 Semifinal (at Mazeroski Field, Cadiz) No. 2 Harrison Central vs. No. 1 Barnesville, 5 p.m. OVBL Bethany at Colerain

Corrections

Dr. Tony Aprea was the keynote speaker at Wheeling Park High School's 2026 commencement ceremony. A story in the Monday, June 1, edition of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register misidentified him. Sydney Balcerek received the Scholastic Honor for science and the Dr. Frank Carenbauer Award for Science at Wheeling Central Catholic High School's 2026 commencement ceremony. Due to the information being left out of a release from the school, a story in the Monday, June 1, edition of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register did not have those awards included.

Signs And Portents

Happy June, everybody. Today marks the meteorological start of summer, and I’m ready to fire up the grill and head to the pool. However, some people are still stuck trying to sell us in the West Virginia political press that the May 12 Republican primary was a victory for the forces of Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Senate President Randy Smith, R-Preston. I still contend that the GOP primary wasn’t a victory for anyone. It was a stalemate in the Republican caucuses in the House of Delegates and state Senate. The governor will once again face a hostile House Republican caucus. And ...