NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped in quiet trading on Wall Street Monday to kick off another holiday-shortened week. The losses have little impact on the broader annual gains for major indexes as they close out their final days of the year. There are two trading days left before the year ends. ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Silver and gold futures fell sharply Monday after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, one of the world’s largest trading floors for commodities, asked traders to put up more cash to make bets on precious metals with prices surging this year. This year, gold futures are up 65% ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A small manufacturing firm specializing in induction heating equipment has changed hands in an asset purchase that preserves jobs and positions the company for growth in this former steel hub. Induction Professionals LLC, located at 1058 Ohio Works Drive in an industrial section ...

TAYLOR HONORED: Trumbull County Tourism recently recognized Jordan Taylor of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers for his long-standing service on the organization’s board of directors, including multiple leadership roles that helped advance tourism across the county. Taylor most recently served ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, according to the results of a new AP-NORC poll, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar’s final month to reach budget targets. The survey, which ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the most rapid expansion in two years, driven by consumers who continue to spend in the face of ongoing inflation. U.S. gross domestic product from July through September — the ...