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Oil prices, stocks continue swinging

NEW YORK — Oil prices and stock markets worldwide swung through a shaky Monday with uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war. The S&P 500 swiveled between gains and losses before finishing with a dip of 0.1%, its second loss since setting an all-time high last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 159 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.5% after both indexes likewise yo-yoed. Stock prices moved in the opposite direction of oil prices, which have been twitchy because of uncertainty about how long the Iran war will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and ...

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Court rejects Musk’s claims against OpenAI A federal court on Monday dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to remain a nonprofit dedicated to guiding artificial intelligence’s development for the good of humanity. Musk, the world’s richest man, was a co-founder of OpenAI, which launched in 2015 and went on to create ChatGPT. After investing $38 million in its first years, Musk accused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his top deputy of shifting into a moneymaking mode behind his back. The ...

Google announces a slew of AI advances

Google will soon unleash a wealth of new artificial intelligence-powered tools and systems, including an AI assistant that will help users by proactively performing tasks on their behalf. “Agentic” AI, the recent buzzword of choice for tech firms, was a central focus of Google’s annual developers conference, Google I/O. The upcoming AI agent, Gemini Spark, was one of many of the company’s announcements from the conference Tuesday. “We are firmly in our agentic Gemini era,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Tuesday before a packed amphitheater near the company’s Mountain View, ...

Ticker: UN lowers forecast for global economic growth

The United Nations has lowered its forecast for global economic growth and raised the prospects for inflation in response to Middle East crises and rising oil prices. U.N. economists said Tuesday that global GDP growth is now forecast at 2.5% for 2026, down from 2.7% in January. They said it could fall to 2.1% “in a more adverse scenario.” Bond market powerful enough to sway stocks The bond market is making noise again. Usually a quiet corner of Wall Street, the bond market has seen yields climb to their highest levels in years and in some cases decades. That’s rattling stock ...

Penn State Altoona to launch program

Penn State Altoona will launch its new College 2 Career: Work-Based Learning Program this fall. C2C is a partnership with area employers that brings the classroom and workplace together. This collaboration helps students gain hands-on experience and professional confidence while building a pipeline for regional employers. The program, available to interested students in all majors and class years, integrates career preparation coursework, paid summer work-based learning experiences and workforce engagement to prepare students for post-graduation success. Through enrolling in a ...

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TYRONE Local diner to be on show A local diner soon will be featured on America’s Best Restaurants Roadshow, a popular internet-based media and marketing show that travels the country to spotlight independent, locally-owned eateries. An America’s Best Restaurants film crew stopped Monday at Jamie’s Diner, 1302 Pennsylvania Ave. It features, on average, 10 new episodes weekly on YouTube and social media, highlighting unique dishes and the stories behind “mom and pop” restaurants. Jamie’s Diner, owned by Jamie Ross, opened for business May 1, 2025. “We are super excited ...