http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:39:29 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/10/oil-prices-leap-highest-since-may-drag-wall-street-lower/stories/20260910107 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/10/oil-prices-leap-highest-since-may-drag-wall-street-lower/stories/20260910107#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:39:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/10/oil-prices-leap-highest-since-may-drag-wall-street-lower/stories/20260910107 NEW YORK — Oil prices keep climbing as the war with Iran keeps clogging the global flow of crude, and they leaped Thursday to their highest levels since before the summer. That worsened worries about inflation and cranked up pressure within the bond market, helping to send stocks lower again on Wall Street. Trader Edward Curran works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/10/tech-company-buys-toledo-skyscraper-announces-headquarters/stories/20260910093 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/10/tech-company-buys-toledo-skyscraper-announces-headquarters/stories/20260910093#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:05:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/10/tech-company-buys-toledo-skyscraper-announces-headquarters/stories/20260910093 A tech company that manufactures rugged computers and tablets will move its corporate headquarters to One Seagate after the company’s owner and a business partner acquired the building. One SeaGate, seen from the Tower on the Maumee, in Toledo on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/10/us-unemployment-claims-dip-to-206-000-as-layoffs-continue-to-remain-rare/stories/20260910088 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/10/us-unemployment-claims-dip-to-206-000-as-layoffs-continue-to-remain-rare/stories/20260910088#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:45:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/10/us-unemployment-claims-dip-to-206-000-as-layoffs-continue-to-remain-rare/stories/20260910088 WASHINGTON — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment claims last week as jobless claims remain at historically low levels and layoffs are still relatively rare. Portraits of Presidents Donald Trump and Theodore Roosevelt hang above the Department of Labor in Washington on July 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/09/swayne-field-shopping-center-renovation-celebration-postponed/stories/20260909107 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/09/swayne-field-shopping-center-renovation-celebration-postponed/stories/20260909107#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:45:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/09/swayne-field-shopping-center-renovation-celebration-postponed/stories/20260909107 The city of Toledo has rescheduled the Swayne Field Shopping Center renovation celebration, originally planned for Thursday. An aerial view of the Swayne Field shopping center in Toledo on May 26. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/09/new-apple-ceo-to-unveil-latest-iphone-lineup/stories/20260909088 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/09/new-apple-ceo-to-unveil-latest-iphone-lineup/stories/20260909088#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:52:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/09/new-apple-ceo-to-unveil-latest-iphone-lineup/stories/20260909088 CUPERTINO, California — Apple on Wednesday unveiled its latest generation of iPhones, including a widely anticipated foldable version called Duo. The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in Munich, Germany, April 2. An attendee holds up an iPhone Duo during an announcement of new products on Sept. 9 on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/09/stocks-fall-on-wall-street-as-oil-prices-jump-back-above-100-a-barrel-after-iran-war-escalates/stories/20260909127 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/09/stocks-fall-on-wall-street-as-oil-prices-jump-back-above-100-a-barrel-after-iran-war-escalates/stories/20260909127#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:10:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/09/stocks-fall-on-wall-street-as-oil-prices-jump-back-above-100-a-barrel-after-iran-war-escalates/stories/20260909127 Stocks on Wall Street lost ground again Wednesday as the price of crude oil climbed back above $100 a barrel amid further escalation in the U.S. war with Iran. Specialists Gregg Maloney, left, and Michael Shearin work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Aug. 21. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/09/09/real-estate-transfers-9-9-1/stories/20260909001 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/09/09/real-estate-transfers-9-9-1/stories/20260909001#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:57:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/09/09/real-estate-transfers-9-9-1/stories/20260909001 Recent real estate transactions in Lucas and Wood counties include the following property transfers recorded with county officials. Real estate transfers https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/08/oil-prices-keep-rising-weigh-wall-street/stories/20260908098 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/08/oil-prices-keep-rising-weigh-wall-street/stories/20260908098#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:04:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/09/08/oil-prices-keep-rising-weigh-wall-street/stories/20260908098 NEW YORK — U.S. stocks fell Tuesday in their return to trading from a three-day weekend after the latest fighting in the war with Iran pushed oil prices higher. Specialists Dilip Patel works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 27 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/08/ohio-slashing-credentials-that-students-use-as-shortcut-to-graduate/stories/20260907008 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/08/ohio-slashing-credentials-that-students-use-as-shortcut-to-graduate/stories/20260907008#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:20:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/08/ohio-slashing-credentials-that-students-use-as-shortcut-to-graduate/stories/20260907008 Hoping to make sure high school students don’t waste time earning career credentials that won’t help them find jobs, Ohio is slashing the credentials counted towards graduation, axing easy ones that thousands of students earn, but don’t lead anywhere. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/08/toronto-world-s-most-important-ai-hubs/stories/20260908014 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/08/toronto-world-s-most-important-ai-hubs/stories/20260908014#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:20:27 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/09/08/toronto-world-s-most-important-ai-hubs/stories/20260908014 TORONTO — Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist, took a leap in the 1980s — leaving a well-funded post at Carnegie Mellon University to pursue a little-studied area of machine learning research at the University of Toronto. An aerial view of Toronto on May 27. Toronto has become a hub for AI development in recent years, with tech giants including Nvidia, Meta, and Google opening offices or research labs in the city to benefit from local talent. Geoffrey Hinton interviewed by CNN's Clare Duffy in Toronto. Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst. Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst, and Radical Ventures co-founder Jordan Jacobs and Geoffrey Hinton. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/08/international-supermarkets-dinner-grocery-prices/stories/20260908005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/08/international-supermarkets-dinner-grocery-prices/stories/20260908005#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:21:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/08/international-supermarkets-dinner-grocery-prices/stories/20260908005 BOISE, Idaho — When kitchen burnout hits, figuring out what to make for dinner every day can feel like an impossible task. Palina Louangketh shops at Idaho Capital Asian Market in Boise, Idaho, on June 13. Palina Louangketh shops at Idaho Capital Asian Market in Boise, Idaho, on June 13. Cashier Bailey Hughes rings up groceries at Idaho Capital Asian Market in Boise, Idaho, on June 13. Shelves are filled with soup bases and other ingredients at Idaho Capital Asian Market in Boise, Idaho, on June 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/scams-u-s-record-high-victims-get-no-help/stories/20260906067 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/scams-u-s-record-high-victims-get-no-help/stories/20260906067#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:25:17 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/scams-u-s-record-high-victims-get-no-help/stories/20260906067 When Simon’s wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he’d died too. Simon scrolls through messages with the scammer on his phone June 17 at his home in southeastern New York. A portrait of Simon, who was targeted by a scammer that stole $800,000 from his retirement savings and asked not to be identified by his full name because he's too ashamed to tell most of his family about the crime, and a screenshot of a text message exchange with his scammer, are seen in this single long exposure photograph June 17 at his home in southeastern New York. Simon, who was targeted by a scammer that stole $800,000 from his retirement savings and asked not to be identified by his full name because he's too ashamed to tell most of his family about the crime. Debra Fox, who had $58,000 stolen from her in a romance scam, is photographed at her home May 12 in Arvada, Colo. Debra Fox, who had $58,000 stolen from her in a romance scam, looks at a message on her phone that her scammer sent as she sits at home May 13 in Arvada, Colo. Debra Fox goes for a walk outside her apartment complex May 13 in Arvada, Colo. A text message from a scammer who stole $575,000 from Brian Glick is displayed on Mr. Glick's phone as he poses for a portrait at his home June 25, 2025, in Ballston Lake, N.Y. A copy of a wire transfer is seen as Alice Lin, who fought back to recover some of the $720,000 she and her late husband had saved over their lifetime which was stolen by an online scammer, sits on her couch at home May 10 in Alhambra, Calif. Alice Lin, center, who fought back to recover some of the $720,000 she and her late husband had saved over their lifetime which was stolen by an online scammer, rests for a moment while working in her rose garden May 9 in Alhambra, Calif. Brian Glick, who is fighting to recover the $575,000 stolen from him by a scammer online, joins a group call with other scam victims at his home where he also produces a podcast on the subject June 25 in Ballston Lake, N.Y. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/07/inexpensive-new-cars-are-becoming-tougher-and-tougher-to-find/stories/20260906044 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/07/inexpensive-new-cars-are-becoming-tougher-and-tougher-to-find/stories/20260906044#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:12:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/07/inexpensive-new-cars-are-becoming-tougher-and-tougher-to-find/stories/20260906044 Car salesman Bob Kain recalls the first time he saw a luxury car with a $25,000 sticker price at his family dealership. It was 1989, and the car was a Ford Crown Victoria. A customer looks at vehicles for sale at an AutoNation Toyota dealership in Hayward, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/a-hierarchy-for-retirement-savings/stories/20260907005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/a-hierarchy-for-retirement-savings/stories/20260907005#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:12:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/07/a-hierarchy-for-retirement-savings/stories/20260907005 If you have a fixed sum of money to invest every month or every year, which investment account type gives you the biggest bang for your buck? https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/06/nomination-deadline-extended-for-toledo-top-workplaces/stories/20260901091 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/06/nomination-deadline-extended-for-toledo-top-workplaces/stories/20260901091#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:26:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/09/06/nomination-deadline-extended-for-toledo-top-workplaces/stories/20260901091 There’s still time to earn recognition as a Top Workplace in the Toledo metro area. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/06/kentucky-man-meat-allergy-craving-burger-ostrich-farming/stories/20260906142 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/06/kentucky-man-meat-allergy-craving-burger-ostrich-farming/stories/20260906142#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:41:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/09/06/kentucky-man-meat-allergy-craving-burger-ostrich-farming/stories/20260906142 DANVILLE, Ky. — When a friend approached Brent Williams four years ago with a business proposition to start an ostrich farm, he was more than intrigued — he had a personal motivation as someone who developed a life-threatening allergy to red meat, triggered by tick bites. In this photo taken with a smartphone, Brent Williams, who suffers from the tick bite allergy known as alpha gal syndrome, pets an ostrich at Alpha Roost Farms in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. This photo taken with a smartphone shows an adult ostrich at Alpha Roost Farms in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. Cuts of grilled ostrich meat on a plate in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. In this photo taken with a smartphone, Brent Williams, an alpha gal syndrome sufferer, prepares ostrich meat with farm owner W.D. King in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. In this photo taken with a smartphone, Alpha Roost Farms owner W.D. King holds a young ostrich in Danville, Ky., on Aug. 18. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/09/06/india-power-demand-surging-solar-energy-waste/stories/20260906068 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/09/06/india-power-demand-surging-solar-energy-waste/stories/20260906068#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/09/06/india-power-demand-surging-solar-energy-waste/stories/20260906068 BENGALURU, India — When India’s power demand surged at the height of summer, the country struggled to meet evening needs as air conditioners ran longer amid hotter nights. Despite this demand, some renewable energy providers were told to limit their output because the country had more clean electricity available than its grid could safely handle. Team leader K. Sridhar, center, closes the doors after a routine check of lithium-ion batteries of 500-kilowatt battery energy storage system in Thiruvallur District, on the outskirts of Chennai, India, on July16, 2024. Workers walk through a swamp to install electric transmission towers for the Adani Renewable Energy Park near Khavda, Bhuj district, near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, on Sept. 21, 2023. Workers install solar panels at the under-construction Adani Green Energy Limited's Renewable Energy Park in the salt desert of Karim Shahi village, near Khavda, Bhuj district near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, on Sept. 21, 2023. A motorcyclist ride past wind turbines, an Adani Group project, near Sadla village in Surendranagar district of Gujarat state, India, on March 20, 2023. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/06/pell-grants-expand-short-term-job-training/stories/20260908004 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/06/pell-grants-expand-short-term-job-training/stories/20260908004#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:11:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/09/06/pell-grants-expand-short-term-job-training/stories/20260908004 Sydney Webb scrimped and saved to pay for an eight-week certified nursing assistant program at a North Carolina community college. Nursing student Maribel Gonzalez Guzman checks a patient manikin in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Aug. 20. Instructor Renee McFatridge, center back, directs nursing students in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Aug. 20. Nursing Instructor Sherry Troop, back left, speaks to nursing students in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Aug. 20. Nursing student Persis Coleman checks a manikin in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Aug. 20. Manikins lay in hospital beds in the simulation lab at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Aug. 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/05/behind-the-wheel-plug-in-hybrid-suvs-toyota-rav4-vs-hyundai-tucson/stories/20260905006 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/05/behind-the-wheel-plug-in-hybrid-suvs-toyota-rav4-vs-hyundai-tucson/stories/20260905006#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/09/05/behind-the-wheel-plug-in-hybrid-suvs-toyota-rav4-vs-hyundai-tucson/stories/20260905006 If you’re looking to reduce your gas bills but buying an electric vehicle just isn’t for you, the 2026 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid or 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid might be a smart solution. The plug-in hybrid 2026 Hyundai Tucson. The plug-in hybrid 2026 Royota Rav4. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/05/why-bond-yields-are-rising-and-why-everyone-should-care/stories/20260905008 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/05/why-bond-yields-are-rising-and-why-everyone-should-care/stories/20260905008#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/09/05/why-bond-yields-are-rising-and-why-everyone-should-care/stories/20260905008 WASHINGTON — Interest rates on government bonds are rising again around the world, making borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses and heightening concerns about whether governments are issuing more debt than financial markets can handle. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference Aug. 24 at the Treasury Department in Washington.