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By the Numbers: Why trick-or-treaters may bag more gummy candy than chocolate on Halloween

Ghouls, goblins … and gummy bears. Trick-or-treaters may find more fruity candy than chocolate among their Halloween handouts this year. That should be fine with younger consumers, who have been gravitating for years toward non-chocolate candies like gummies, freeze-dried treats and other sweets that come in a variety of shapes, colors and flavors. Last year, 52% of the total volume of Halloween candy sold in the U.S. was made of chocolate, according to Dan Sadler, a principal for client insights at the market research company Circana. But in the 12 weeks ending Oct. 5, chocolate ...

Wall Street hits records after encouraging update on inflation

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks hit records on Friday after an update on inflation came in a bit less painful than feared. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and topped its prior all-time high, which was set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 472 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.1%. Both also set records. The data on inflation is encouraging because it could mean less pain for lower- and middle-income households struggling with still-high increases in prices every month. Even more importantly for Wall Street, it could also clear the way for the Federal ...

Property transfers

Property transfers recorded Oct. 14 to 17 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Margie Bea Iagulli to Caleb Andrew Miller, 5103 E. Rockwell Road, $172,500 Anthony J. Reda and Tracy Reda to Kristie L. Rogers, 5192 Pinecrest Ave., $165,000 Margaret Ann Carson to Samantha Michelle Bell, 3658 Johnson Farm Drive, $159,900 Maria Koman to Rhys K. Ward, 4623 Patricia Ave., $156,000 Anthony Vross Jr. to Shawnee L. Showman, 603 S. Raccoon Road #13, $260,000 Mary C. Drawl and David A. Drawl to Tracey L. Walters and Carl E. Walters, 6B Omalia Drive, ...

Event spotlights family-owned businesses

Staff report Sixteen family-owned businesses from the Mahoning Valley will be honored at the fifth annual Family-Owned Business Recognition Dinner on Feb. 18 at The Lake Club in Poland. The event is being presented by the Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber and partners Huntington, HBK, Roetzel & Andress and JFS Wealth Advisors. The Family-Owned Business Program was designed to help family businesses of all sizes and industries with succession planning, including maximizing value, understanding tax implications and myriad other aspects during the transition of a business. The ...

Prepare for outages that impact our online lives

NEW YORK — A major Amazon Web Services outage disrupted scores of online platforms on Monday — leaving people around the world unable to access some banks, chatting apps, online food ordering and more. History shows these kinds of system outages can be short-lived, and are often minor inconveniences — such as placing a lunch order in person or waiting a few hours for a gaming platform to come back online — than long-term problems, but recovery can be a bumpy road. And for people trying to move money, communicate with loved ones or work using impacted services, disruptions are ...

Here’s the skinny on latest eating experience

WARREN — Victor Alcazar jokes that naming his newest Mexican dining venture — Gordo’s Authentic Street Tacos — wasn’t difficult. “Me and my business partners — we’re not that skinny,” the Austintown resident said, laughing afterward. “We should put something like ...