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AAA: Gas prices in area jump

Staff report Gas prices are 10 cents higher in Northeast Ohio this week at $2.898 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report released Monday. As winter weather grips much of the nation, the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded has gone up six cents over the past week to $2.88. Even though the national average is higher this week, prices are still 24 cents cheaper than they were a year ago. This is the time of year when gasoline demand is usually lower as fewer drivers hit the road, AAA reported. According to new data from the Energy Information ...

Farmers, WesBanco release earnings

Staff report Canfield-based Farmers National Banc Corp. touted its 2025 results in releasing its fourth quarter results Wednesday. Farmers reported net income of $14.6 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to $14.4 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2025 included $925,000 related to merger and core conversion costs and $143,000 in pretax losses for the sale of investment securities and other assets. Excluding these items, net income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $15.1 ...

Kimberly-Clark, GM release financials

Staff and wire reports Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s board of directors on Tuesday declared an increase in its regular quarterly dividend to $1.28 per share, up from $1.26 previously. The dividend is payable in cash on April 2 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 6, the company reported in a news release. Kimberly-Clark has paid a dividend for 92 consecutive years, and this represents the 54th consecutive year that the company has increased its dividend to shareholders. “In 2025, we accelerated the largest transformation in Kimberly-Clark’s more than ...

Explore the impacts of Trump’s tariffs

Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide open economy. His double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country have disrupted global commerce and strained ...

How to conduct a portfolio makeover

If you’d like to do a thorough review of your portfolio and plan, here are the key steps to take. I recommend doing them over a series of sessions, not all at once. Step 1: Gather your documentation This could be your current investment statements, plus Social Security and pension. Pro ...

WorkOhio bolsters job opportunities

Staff report The launch of WorkOhio — a new initiative to connect Ohioans with in-demand jobs through personalized support from teams of regional job experts — was introduced last week by Lt. Governor Jim Tressel. Tressel made the announcement during a meeting of the Governor’s Executive Workforce Board in Columbus. “There has never been a better time to find a job in Ohio. Companies are growing in every region of our state and creating jobs in the industries that will shape our future,” Tressel said. “Starting a job search might seem overwhelming. But with WorkOhio, we ...