BUDAPEST, Hungary — Numerous governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis as record low water levels on the Danube River have forced power plants to the brink of shutting down. Persistent drought and successive extreme ...
As the Pirates make their playoff push, Sheetz is giving Pirates fans a reason to cheer. Beginning at 5 a.m. Wednesday, fans can score an exclusive Sheetz Freakz x Pittsburgh Pirates Bobblehead, available only with the purchase of a $14.99 “Sh’tacked Lineup” bundle at participating Sheetz locations. The Sh’tacked lineup bundle includes a Lawnchair Burger, Biggz Fryz, iced punch lemonade and the bobblehead. Bobbleheads will not be sold separately. Each participating store will be limited to 100 bundles available for purchase. Altoona Sheetz locations taking part include: 5706 ...
NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market rallied to the edge of its all-time high on Monday after easing oil prices helped calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5% and is just 0.1% below its record set earlier this summer. It was coming off a frenetic July, where it swung up and down as oil prices shot higher because of the war with Iran, before ultimately ending the month just about where it started. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which measures a narrower slice of the U.S. stock market, climbed 693 points, or 1.3%, to an all-time high, ...
The U.S. dollar has weakened sharply against the Japanese yen after U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s finance minister confirmed both sides had intervened in markets. Before late last week, the dollar was trading above 163 yen, touching 40-year highs. It fell below 160 yen after regulators were suspected of stepping in. On Monday after the official announcement of the intervention the dollar dropped to about 155.20 yen before rebounding slightly. That’s a big change for the exchange rate. Trump said the U.S. got “financial benefit” out of the intervention, calling it a ...
SADIRAC, France — From his vineyards in Bordeaux wine country, Edouard Le Grix de la Salle can sometimes smell the burning forests far away. The smoke brings a whiff of hardship for the region’s economic fortunes. Wildfires that have burned an area four times the size of Paris and ...
After completing plumbing courses at the Altoona Area Vocational Technical School, Patsy Caporuscio went to work for a local plumbing company. His employer at the time did not offer 24-hour service. “He (Patsy) was leaving work one day at 4 p.m. when the phone rang. The boss said it can wait until tomorrow. He said we are done until tomorrow,” said Tanya Colbert, Caporuscio’s daughter-in-law and office manager for 13 years. So Patsy decided to start his own business out of the basement of his 20th Avenue home. Established in 1976, Caporuscio Plumbing & Heating, now at 307 S. ...
