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Energy Sector Left Behind As Wall Street Exits Bear Market

NEW YORK (AP) — Falling crude oil prices and lingering worries about the global economy have been sapping power from energy stocks throughout 2023. The sector, which includes oil and oilfield exploration companies, is coming off of two years or rising oil prices and inflation. Now the ...

Ford Product Chief Looks To Change Driving

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Across the room from Ford Advanced Product Development chief Doug Field was a pile of two-dozen auto parts, each with its own small computer, and software written by the parts manufacturer. Field, who was hired away from running Apple’s secret auto project two ...

Leader Of COI Is VP Of State Board

Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer, Diane Hewitt-Johnson, was recently elected to serve as the vice president on the board of directors for the state Community Action Association (NYSCAA). Having served as a NYSCAA Board member since June 2022, she has been able to ...

Inventory Limits June Home Sales

LOS ANGELES — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in June to the slowest pace since January, as a near-historic low number of homes for sale and rising mortgage rates kept many would-be homebuyers on the sidelines. The national median sales price fell on an annual basis for the fifth month in a row, though fierce competition led to a third of homes selling for more than their list price. Existing home sales fell 3.3% last month from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.16 million, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. That’s slightly below what ...

New Chautauqua County Budget Director Appointed

MAYVILLE — A Lakewood native has been appointed Chautauqua County’s new budget director. Jennifer C. Swan, the current fiscal supervisor for the Chautauqua County’s Sheriff’s Office, will assume the post starting on Thursday, July 27. Swan initially started working for county ...

It’s About Time

WASHINGTON — Squeezed by painfully high prices for two years, America’s households have gained some much-needed relief with inflation reaching its lowest point since early 2021 — 3% in June compared with a year earlier — thanks in part to easing prices for gasoline, airline fares, used ...