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Ticker: War may drive up costs for petroleum products

The Iran war’s most tangible and immediate effect for many people outside the Middle East has been spiking gasoline prices. But crude oil isn’t just refined as fuel. Petrochemicals derived from oil and natural gas go into making more than 6,000 consumer products. A list produced by the U.S. Department of Energy includes everyday items ranging from computer keyboards, lipstick, tennis rackets and chewing gum to aspirin, umbrellas and nylon guitar strings. Petroleum derivatives also are used in a lot of product packaging. MrBeast employee alleges harassment A former Beast ...

Wigle Whiskey debuts collection of ready-to-drink cocktails

PITTSBURGH — Wigle Whiskey has launched Wigle Craft Cocktails, an innovative new collection of ready-to-drink canned cocktails developed by Pennsylvania’s most awarded craft distillery. The new line debuts with five distinct varieties featuring bourbon- and vodka-based cocktails, each ...

Briefcase: Sheetz joins Better Buildings Challenge initiative

Sheetz became the first convenience chain to join the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge, a voluntary initiative in which participating organizations commit to reducing energy consumption by 20% over 10 years. Now just seven years into joining the program, Sheetz has achieved that goal by reducing energy consumption by 20% across its more than 830 locations. Sheetz remains the only convenience store chain participating in the challenge, which includes nearly 300 organizations across nine key market sectors and 24 Fortune 100 companies, such as Citi, Intel Corp., ...

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PITTSBURGH F.N.B. unveils 1Q numbers F.N.B. Corporation reported earnings for the first quarter of 2026 with net income of $137.0 million, or $0.38 per diluted common share. Comparatively, first quarter 2025 net income totaled $116.5 million, or $0.32 per diluted common share, and fourth quarter of 2025 net income totaled $168.7 million, or $0.47 per diluted common share. On an operating basis, there were no significant items impacting earnings for the first quarters of 2026 and 2025. By comparison, fourth quarter 2025 earnings per diluted common share on an operating basis ...