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The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week to just above its 2025 low. The average long-term mortgage rate rose to 6.16%, mortgage buyer Freddie ...
January 08, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — U.S. filings for jobless benefits rose in the last week of 2025 but remain historically low, despite signs that the labor market is weakening. The number of ...
January 08, 2026 Business
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will distribute its last issue May 3 and close after 240 years of news coverage. Block Communications, which owns the Post-Gazette and Toledo...
January 08, 2026 Local News
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. again rejected a takeover bid from Paramount and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix. Warner’s leadership has re...
January 07, 2026 Business
LAS VEGAS — Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was Star Wars...
January 07, 2026 Business
Shares of major U.S. companies in the energy sector are sharply higher Monday after President Donald Trump announced plans to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry, sa...
January 06, 2026 Business
It's been a roller coaster of a year for U.S. trade policy. President Donald Trump launched a barrage of new tariffs in 2025, plunging the U.S. into trade wars with near...
January 05, 2026 Business
Butler-based nonprofit Lifesteps has achieved Keystone STAR 4 status in each of its five early care and education locations in Armstrong, Beaver and Butler counties. Keys...
January 03, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks eked out small gains on Wall Street Friday in a wobbly day of trading to kick off the new year. Markets were mostly quiet on the first trading day ...
January 02, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight Wednesday, c...
January 02, 2026 National News
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