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US stocks hit records after the briefest of stumbles as gold’s price keeps rising

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street got back to rising on Wednesday, while the price of gold pushed further past $4,000 per ounce. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% a day after snapping a seven-day winning streak and set its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down by 1 point, or less than 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 1.1% to its own record. Trading has been relatively muted recently following the U.S. government’s latest shutdown. The closure has delayed the release of several major economic reports that usually move the market. Stocks have been drifting without ...

Report: Filling jobs continues to be a struggle for Ohio’s small businesses

(The Center Square) — More than a third of small business owners still can’t fill job openings as Ohio’s unemployment rate continues to rise. The National Federation of Independent Business September jobs report has its highest number since July 2020. Despite state-specific data being unavailable, Jared Weiser, NFIB Ohio state director, said state employers continue to try to fill jobs. “While job openings among small businesses remain above their historical average, Ohio’s small employers have stayed committed to hiring and filling their open positions,” Weiser said in ...

Buckeye Briefs: Parking for pregnant women could come in the future

(The Center Square) ­— Pregnant women in Ohio could find public parking a little easier. A bill in the House of Representatives would allow pregnant women to apply for a special removable windshield placard to allow parking in accessible spaces during pregnancy and the first few months after giving birth. The placard would be good for one year and nonrenewable. However, a woman could apply for a new one during subsequent pregnancies. An applicant would have to submit an application to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles that includes a prescription from a health care provider that ...

Priscilla nears major hurricane status

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Priscilla neared Category 3 status on Tuesday in the Pacific as a new tropical storm strengthened in the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Just off the west coast of Mexico, Priscilla was spinning with maximum sustained winds around 105 mph (169 kph) and moving northwest at 9 mph (15 kph). It was centered Tuesday night about 185 miles (295 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, forecasters said. On Tuesday, outer bands of the hurricane were extending across the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. In the Atlantic ...