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US Steel hits 52-week high after Trump orders new review of Nippon Steel bid

Shares of U.S. Steel are hitting a 52-week high after President Donald Trump ordered a new national security review of Nippon Steel’s proposed bid to buy U.S. Steel for nearly $15 billion. President Joe Biden blocked the deal just before leaving office and Trump had vowed to do the same in ...

US stocks dive as uncertainty reigns about Trump’s tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks dove Tuesday following another stunning reversal, with Wall Street veering from a huge gain at the opening of trading to more losses at the close, because investors still have no idea what to make of President Donald Trump’s trade war, which is scheduled to kick ...

Tariffs cause turmoil on Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks careened through a manic Monday after President Donald Trump threatened to crank his tariffs higher, despite a stunning display showing how dearly Wall Street wants him to do the opposite. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% at the end of a day full of heart-racing ...

2025 ATHENA Award nominees announced

Honoring the best of the Mahoning Valley’s professional women, the 32nd annual ATHENA Award ceremony and dinner takes place May 15 at Waypoint 4180, Canfield. Thirty-three nominees will vie for the honor. Dr. Nicolette W. Powe received last year’s award. She is a public health scientist ...

Businesses look for ways to retool their products

NEW YORK — Gadgets sold without batteries. Toys sold in slimmed-down boxes or no packaging at all. More household goods that shoppers need to assemble themselves. These are some of the ways consumer product companies are retooling their wares to reduce costs and avoid raising prices as ...

Local economist warns tariffs could raise costs, threaten Valley industries

YOUNGSTOWN— President Trump’s tariffs could escalate household expenses between $1,200 to $2,000 annually and jeopardize thousands of manufacturing jobs in the Mahoning Valley, Youngstown State University economist Mousa Kassis warned. Kassis, an international trade adviser at YSU since ...