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Wall Street Pushes To More Records As Profits Keep Piling Up

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market pushed to more records Thursday as profits keep piling up for companies like Dollar Tree, Snowflake and Hormel Foods. A tentative deal to extend the ceasefire in the war with Iran by 60 days also helped lift the market and rein in oil prices. The S&P 500 added 0.6% to its all-time high set the day before after drifting between small gains and losses in the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 24 points, or less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9% as both indexes also set records. Stocks turned higher after oil prices gave ...

Local Sports Schedule

(all events start at 5 p.m. unless noted) Thursday, May 28 BASEBALL Ohio Division V, East 1 District Finals Barnesville vs. Martins Ferry at Buckeye Trail High School, Old Washington Ohio Division V, East 2 District Finals Harrison Central vs. Ridgewood at Tuscarawas Valley High School, Zoar Ohio Division VII East District Finals Strasburg vs. River at Toronto W.Va. Class A Region I Tournament Madonna-Notre Dame winner at Cameron SOFTBALL Ohio Division IV Region 13 Semifinal Harrison Central vs. Licking Valley at Philo High School, Duncan Falls TRACK Ohio ...

All-Eastern District Softball

Division III First Team Steubenville–Sadie Edwards Second Team Steubenville–Sophia Zorne, Sagan Smarrella Honorable Mention Steubenville–Addison Meyer, Isabella Cadile Senior All-Star Game Participants Steubenville–Sagan Smarrella, Sadie Edwards Division IV First Team Harrison Central–Mikayla Pelegreen Indian Creek–Riley Sadler St. Clairsville–Grace Miller Second Team Harrison Central–Denali Stull, Kara Blackburn Indian Creek–Kylie Dray St. Clairsville–Lily Price Honorable Mention Harrison Central–Jaden Ward, Lillian ...

Another surge For Micron Sends U.S. Stocks To Records

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rose to records Tuesday as it caught up with climbs for others around the world from the day before, when President Donald Trump said negotiations were "proceeding nicely" with Iran on ending their war. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% after trading resumed following Monday's holiday and set an all-time high. The Nasdaq composite rallied 1.2% to set its own record, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 118 points, or 0.2%, from its all-time high. Stock markets in much of the rest of the world pulled back from their gains the day before, as ...

Dems Offer Taxpayer-Funded College Tuition Plan In Ohio

For many Americans, the cost of higher education has become increasingly prohibitive and its rewards ever more nebulous. Some Ohio legislators are hoping to close the distance toward higher education by offering tuition-free access to public institutions through a bill introduced in the House last week. To cover the cost of free tuition, the bill would levy a tax on the state’s highest earners, those making more than $500,000 annually. “This economy has made higher education increasingly important for career success and financial stability. It is our moral obligation to provide ...

All-MOVL Baseball And Softball Teams Released

All-MOVL Baseball Scarlet Division First Team Cameron Sidwell, Caldwell, So. Jacob Laswell, Caldwell, Jr. Kyler Starr, Caldwell, Sr. Izic Cool, Caldwell, Jr. Kaden Hunt, River, Sr. Easton Huntsman, River, Sr. Ty Nething, River, Jr. Preston Binegar, Monroe Central, Jr. Caleb Griffith, Monroe Central, Sr. Mason Landefeld, Monroe Central, Sr. Dakoda Rich, Shenandoah, Sr. Brody Brown, Shenandoah, So. Ryan Collins, Shadyside, Sr. Jacob Allen, Shadyside, Sr. Second Team Lucas Baker, Caldwell, Fr. Guiler Preston, Caldwell, Sr. Wyatt Stalder, River, Jr. Caedyn Silva, Monroe ...