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Shipping industry fears fuel shortages as Iran war squeezes bunker fuel supply

BANGKOK — Ship operators rely on a sludgelike substance known as bunker fuel to keep vessels running. The Iran war's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off the s...

May 12, 2026 Business

U.S. hotel operators say promised boon from hosting World Cup hasn’t materialized yet

NEW YORK — The promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn’t matched expectations, at least not yet, for U.S. hotels. Room bookings have been lighter than expected ...

May 12, 2026 Business

Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries

NEW YORK — More than 20 years after it redefined fast shipping, Amazon is preparing to raise the bar on consumer expectations again by offering to fulfill customers' most...

May 12, 2026 Business

Working at Philadelphia's Fleer factory was a ‘rite’ and the baseball cards flew out the window

PHILADELPHIA — The inside job began sometime after midnight at the factory in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood where the work never stopped. The trading card industry bo...

May 10, 2026 Business

China says April exports jump 14.1% from a year ago ahead of Trump-Xi summit

HONG KONG — China’s exports rose 14.1% in April from a year earlier, the government said Saturday, despite the Iran war and lingering impacts from higher U.S. tariffs. T...

May 10, 2026 Business

Iran war is draining world’s oil buffer at an unprecedented pace

The world has burned through oil inventories at a record speed as the Iran war throttles flows from the Persian Gulf, eating into the very buffer that protects against su...

May 10, 2026 Business

Trump Media posts $405 million loss driven by crypto holdings

The Trump family media group posted a net drop of $405.9 million in the first quarter, largely driven by unrealized losses in cryptocurrencies held by the company. Trump ...

May 10, 2026 Business

NexTier to acquire Ohio-based bank

Butler-based NexTier Bank and Ohio-based Riverside Bank of Dublin have entered into a definitive merger agreement, creating a financial organization with about $3.1 billi...

May 09, 2026 Business

Butler County eyes data center development amid regional AI infrastructure boom

Butler County officials are exploring the possibility of attracting data center development to the region as artificial intelligence infrastructure transforms Western Pen...

May 09, 2026 Local News

U.S. employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April

WASHINGTON — America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war. Hiring beat the 65,000 jobs forecasters ...

May 08, 2026 Business

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