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Wall Street Drifts To Start Week That Could Swing Stocks, Bonds

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Monday as the countdown ticks toward potentially market-moving events coming later in the week. The areas of the bond market that the U.S. Treasury Department is trying to calm down, meanwhile, eased a bit. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% and pulled a bit further from its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 140 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.8%. Tech stocks led the way downward following big swings through the summer on worries that the frenzy around artificial-intelligence ...

Justice For All

Now that U.S. Sen. Jim Justice has settled the issues with the Greenbrier Resort, for now, much speculation has turned to the idea that he might run again for governor in 2028. Yes, rumors have been rampant for some time that Justice wants to come back. Much like his predecessor – former two-term governor and two-term U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin – Justice has never really acclimated to the environment of the U.S. Senate. It is notoriously hard for governors to transition to the legislative branch. Even though Manchin started his political career in the West Virginia Legislature, too ...

High School Sports Schedule

Monday, Aug. 24 BOYS GOLF Edison and Harrison Central at Cadiz CC, 3:30 p.m. Buckeye Local vs. Toronto at BecWood, 3:30 p.m. Barnesville, St. Clairsville, Fort Frye, Union Local, Shadyside and Martins Ferry at Belmont Hills CC, 4:15 p.m. GIRLS GOLF W.Va. Regional Tournament at Green Hills GC, Fairmont, 8 a.m. Edison and Harrison Central at Cadiz CC, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Linsly at Shenandoah, 5:30 p.m. St. Clairsville at Rosecrans, 7:30 p.m. VOLLEYBALL Union Local at Barnesville, 5:30 p.m. Linsly at Shadyside, 5:30 p.m. Indian Creek at Buckeye Local, 5:30 ...

Local Football Schedule

(All games begin at 7 p.m. unless noted) Friday, Aug. 21 PREP FOOTBALL Barnesville at John Glenn Newton Falls at Wellsville Buckeye Local at Bellaire Union Local at Warren Local McDonald vs. Valley Christian, TBA Toronto at Southern Local Shadyside at East Palestine Ridgewood at Fort Frye Riverside at Steubenville Edison at Coshocton Rosecrans at Shenandoah Beaver Local at Crestview Liberty Union at Monroe Central Martins Ferry at Mount Gilead Harrison Central at Claymont Conotton Valley at Tusky Catholic Caldwell at Buckeye Trail Carrollton at ...

Local Football Schedule

(All games begin at 7 p.m. unless noted) Thursday, Aug. 20 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Frontier at Bridgeport River at Ports. Notre Dame Cambridge at Indian Creek Friday, Aug. 21 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Barnesville at John Glenn Newton Falls at Wellsville Buckeye Local at Bellaire Union Local at Warren Local McDonald vs. Valley Christian, TBA Toronto at Southern Local Shadyside at East Palestine Ridgewood at Fort Frye Riverside at Steubenville Edison at Coshocton Rosecrans at Shenandoah Beaver Local at Crestview Liberty Union at Monroe Central Martins ...

Sinking A.I. Stocks Pull Wall Street Further From Its Record

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high on Tuesday as AI stocks got back to sinking. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% for a third straight modest loss since setting its all-time high on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 116 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.3%. Leading the way lower were stocks that have been big winners in the boom around artificial-intelligence technology. They've been veering up and down this summer on worries that their prices shot too high in the AI frenzy and that the strong demand for memory, processors and other ...