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Most U.S. Stocks Rise, But Tech Pulls Wall Street Lower

NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street rose Wednesday, but drops for some influential technology stocks pulled the market lower. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% for its eighth loss in 11 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 13 points, or less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.7%. General Mills helped lead the market and climbed 8.5% after the company behind the Cheerios and Progresso brands reported better results for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It also announced a plan to cut $3 billion in costs over four years. Three out of every five stocks within ...

U.S. Stocks Rise And Trim Their Losses For June

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Tuesday and trimmed their losses in what had been a rocky June. The S&P 500 gained 0.8%, though it still fell to its first losing month following two fabulous ones. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 136 points, or 0.3%, to its record, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.5%. The main reason for the past month's weakness was a fall to Earth for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry. After soaring to tremendous heights in the frenzy around AI, such stocks came under pressure because of worries that they shot too high. That's a big deal ...

Stocks Rise, Recover Some Losses From Rare Losing Week

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Monday and recovered some of their losses from a rare losing week. The S&P 500 climbed 1.2% and broke a five-day losing streak. It was coming off just its second losing week in the last 13. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 306 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 2.1%. Several stocks boosted by the artificial-intelligence boom rose after Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix said they will invest roughly $518 billion in a new chipmaking hub in South Korea, as its president hopes to capitalize on surging AI demand. Applied ...

School’s Out For Summer

You've got to give West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty credit. He keeps trying different ways to get the attention of lawmakers and Gov. Patrick Morrisey to tell them our 55 county school systems are heading toward a fiscal cliff. The question is whether the legislative and executive branches are getting the message. Certainly, Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Amy Grady, R-Mason, and House Education Committee Chairman Joe Statler, R-Monongalia, understand. But efforts by the Legislature last year and earlier this year to make some changes to the school aid ...

Wheeling Post 1 Falls To Yeager-Benson Post 199

WHEELING --- Wheeling Post 1 took a 12-1 loss to Yeager-Benson Post 199 on Friday at home, the visitors turning up the offense after two scoreless innings. A seven-run fourth inning was the biggest of the day for Post 199, sandwiched between a two-run inning and a three-run inning. The game concluded in five innings. Chris Upton and Dom Fato each tallied hits for Post 1. Aleks Zanieski was saddled with the loss, toss 3.2 innings. Brody Groome and Rhyder Dlesk also contributed on the mound. Only five of Post 199's 12 runs were scored as earned. Post 1 committed five errors to Post ...