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JA DONATION: Building a solid economy for the Mahoning Valley’s future will mean educating young people to make wise financial decisions. Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio is an organization dedicated to that mission. It is now developing a dynamic new facility to do that at the Eastwood Mall Complex, The JA Discovery Center. To help facilitate this ambitious project, The Cafaro Foundation is donating a grant of $100,000. “It is so important that we create strong financial literacy for our children,” said William A. Cafaro, a trustee of The Cafaro Foundation. “We hope this ...

Edmunds: 5 least expensive new cars to buy in ’26

Buying a car is a major investment, especially when everyday costs keep rising. It can seem especially daunting given that the average price of a new vehicle is close to $50,000 in 2026. This is why the experts at Edmunds have compiled a list of the five least expensive vehicles on sale in 2026. While there are certain qualities that you’re just not going to find in a budget-priced vehicle — powerful acceleration, for example, or leather seating — the five vehicles here all come with a respectable amount of features for the price. In Edmunds’ evaluation testing, they also ...

Caesars Entertainment, a Las Vegas Strip icon, is sold for nearly $6 billion

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Billionaire hospitality mogul Tilman Fertitta is acquiring Caesars Entertainment for almost $6 billion, a merger that would create one of the largest casino companies in the world. Caesars became an iconic name after the opening of Caesar’s Palace on the Las Vegas Strip ...

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Workers receive schedules to start at Amazon facility Amazon has issued job assignments to employees of its new distribution center at 711 Perkins Jones Road, Bazetta. A work schedule obtained by the Tribune Chronicle shows a start date of June 8. An email to Amazon’s media relations for comment was not returned as of Wednesday. Construction on the $30 million distribution center began in February 2025. The e-commerce giant purchased approximately 60 acres on Jan. 22, 2025, according to the Trumbull County Auditor’s office, for $918,450. The project is estimated to create ...

SpaceX’s Starship rockets are grounded pending probe after test flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX Starship launches are on hold pending an investigation into last week’s test flight. The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that the hourlong spaceflight resulted in a mishap based on the performance of the mega rocket’s first-stage booster. Minutes after Starship blasted off from Texas on Friday, the booster separated as normal but engines conked out as it made its way back to Earth. Instead of a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, the booster came in hard. There were no reports of injury or property damage, ...

As stock market hits new highs, 2 of 3 Americans are cutting back on spending, survey shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices hover near record levels. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index slipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, the first decline after three months of gains. The measure hasn’t fallen as much this year as other gauges of consumer attitudes, but it has been stuck at a low level since the pandemic. Before COVID-19, it regularly reached 130. A separate gauge of consumer sentiment released last week by the ...