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Budget office: Immigration policies, low fertility rate slow US growth projection

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. population is projected to grow by 15 million in 30 years, a smaller estimate than in previous years, due to President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and an expected lower fertility rate, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The nonpartisan budget office projected that the U.S. population will grow from 349 million people this year to 364 million people in 30 years, a 2.2% smaller gain than it had predicted in 2025. In September, the office issued a revised demographics report that showed Trump’s plans for mass deportations and ...

Trump Mobile’s golden phone remains nowhere to be found

A golden phone that President Donald Trump’s family business promised to release last year remains mysteriously under wraps as the technology industry serves up a glut of new gadgets at CES in Las Vegas this week. When the Trump Organization launched a mobile phone service last June, it was supposed to be a stage setter for a new smartphone bathed in gold with a $500 price tag — a bargain compared to Apple’s latest iPhone models that sell for anywhere from $800 to $1,200. The newly formed Trump Mobile targeted its T1 phone for an August or September release. What’s more, ...

Wall Street reaches more records on gains by Big Tech

NEW YORK (AP) — Broad gains led by technology stocks pushed Wall Street to more records on Tuesday. The gains mirror much of the action from the previous year, when big technology stocks often drove the market to a series of records. Technology stocks led the gains, but several other sectors assisted in the broader market’s advance. Health care companies, retailers and industrial firms broadly gained ground. Roughly three out of every four stocks in the benchmark S&P 500 index rose. The S&P 500 rose 42.77 points, or 0.6%, to 6,944.82, setting a record on just the third trading day ...

Ashleys Furniture coming to Eastwood Mall

NILES — Ashleys Furniture will join the Eastwood Mall Complex’s shopping lineup this spring. Ashley’s plans to occupy approximately 30,0000-square feet in the Great East Plaza and is projected to open its doors in March or April, according to a news release issued Monday. The store will feature Ashleys 7.0 design, a concept aimed to provide an inspirational environment to help shoppers visualize how furniture will look in real home settings, as well as an emphasis on ease of navigation to help them explore styles in an “open, bright and modern atmosphere.” The store also ...

Oil stocks sharply higher after US action in Venezuela

Shares of major U.S. companies in the energy sector are sharply higher Monday after President Donald Trump announced plans to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry, saying that it would be American companies helping to revitalize it following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. While the U.S. action is unlikely to have an immediate impact on crude prices given the current glut in the market, it could upend energy markets and have an impact on the geopolitical landscape. The shale oil revolution made the U.S. the world’s largest crude producer. Recent, massive oil finds ...

Positive economic news bolsters Valley in 2025

An innovation hub for Youngstown, data centers planned for Lordstown, a Fortune 500 company rolls into town and an international steel company confirms its investment in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. That was 2025. What will Mahoning Valley’s business and industrial community do for an ...