Breaking News

News

Reprieve from rising oil prices helps stocks end week higher

Local Business

NEW YORK — A cooldown in oil prices on Friday helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three. The S&P 500 added 0.5% to break a three-day losing streak marked by big swings due to rising yields in the bond market. Despite the week’s uneasiness, the main measure of the U.S. stock market’s health pulled back within 0.7% of its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 478 points, or 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%. Stocks got a boost after the ...

CD rates — Sept. 26-27

Local Business

Time Int. Yield Altoona First 3M 0.15 0.15 6M 0.10 0.10 7M 3.38 3.40 12M 0.15 0.15 13M 3.55 3.55 18M 0.20 0.20 24M 0.40 0.40 25M 3.70 3.70 30M 0.40 0.40 33M 2.50 2.50 36M 0.45 0.45 48M 0.45 0.45 60M 2.75 2.75 814-943-5411 Hometown Bank 6M 3.72 3.72 12M 0.25 0.25 13M 3.93 4.00 24M 0.35 0.35 25M 3.11 3.15 36M 3.00 3.04 48M 0.50 0.50 60M 0.60 0.60 61M 1.80 1.81 814-623-6093 Huntingdon Savings ...

Bankruptcies — Sept. 26-27

News

The following people have made filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Pittsburgh. Chapter 7 involves selling assets to pay debts. Chapter 13 is a plan to pay debts using income. Chapter 11 involves reorganization to pay off debt. Filings by county include: Bedford County Shane A. Molovich. Chapter 7. Aug. 29. James G. Eisenhart. Chapter 7. Sept. 1. Blair County Davene R. Gladfelter. Chapter 7. Aug. 31. Herschel N. and Angel M. Brewer. Chapter 7. Aug. 31. Brenden J. Port. Chapter 7. Sept. 1. Matthew F. and Sherri M. Clapper. Chapter 7. Sept. 2. Cambria County Rebecca ...

Food inspections — Bedford County

News

State and municipal inspections are done annually for all food establishments. Reports can be viewed online at the state Department of Agriculture’s website at https://www.pafoodsafety.state.pa.us/web/inspection/publicinspectionsearch.aspx Disclosure: Please remember that any inspection is a ‘snapshot’ of the day and time of the inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment. Also, at the time of the inspection, violations are recorded but are often corrected on site prior to the inspector ...

Deeds — Sept. 26-27

News

Blair County Judith C. Pursley to Caroline Ellis, 500 Ruskin Dr., Altoona, $215,000. Dominic A. Parks to Caden M. Delattre, 142 Seibert Lane, Duncansville, $146,000. Christopher W. Martell to Angel Thompson, 1510 Third St., Altoona, $67,300. Dexter W. Derr to Stephen M. Bryant, 414 Penn St., Hollidaysburg, $159,900. Jenee E. Delerme-Campbell and Zachary Simpson to Matthew P. Amrhein, 323 Milton Ave., Altoona, $169,900. RCAF Acquisition Trust to R & R of Blair County Limited Partnership, 643 Pletcher Road, Duncansville, $70,000. William C. Jr. and Jennifer A. Lersch to Sarah ...

Chinese auto companies race on EV technologies

Local Business

HONG KONG — Chinese electric vehicles’ ultrafast charging is only getting faster. On Wednesday, Geely Auto unveiled technology that can charge an electric vehicle battery from 10% to 70% in just 4.5 minutes, a leap analysts called a significant development for the Chinese auto ...