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MONUS FELLOWS NAMED: Six students from the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University will spend summer gaining hands-on entrepreneurial experience through the Nathan H. and Frances T. Monus Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, working directly with startup and ...

A look at new trillionaire Elon Musk’s vast empire

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and now first-ever trillionaire, controls a lot of different businesses. Here’s a look at Musk’s vast business empire. SpaceX Musk is CEO of SpaceX, which he founded in 2002. The company has grown far beyond rockets. It owns ...

5 best used performance cars for less than $25,000

If you like the idea of owning a fun-to-drive car but can’t afford a new one, this summer is an ideal time to consider buying used. Right now, quite a few performance cars that might have been out of reach for you when new can be had for less than $25,000 on the used market. Edmunds’ ...

Federal Reserve policymakers show support for rate hikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year. The unexpectedly aggressive tilt toward higher rates would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened ...

Retail sales up a strong 0.9% in May

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers stepped up their spending in May and surpassed expectations as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices leveled off. Retail sales rose 0.9%, up from a revised 0.4% gain in April, according to Commerce Department data released Wednesday. Sales got a boost from ...