Zhao to speak at roundtable event

September 7, 2024

Dr. Chen Zhao, Senior Economist at Redfin, is the distinguished guest lecturer at the Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley’s Dick Thomas Memorial Luncheon on Tuesday, Sep. 17. The luncheon marks ERT’s first meeting of the programming year. A leading expert in housing economics, Zhao will present “The U.S. Housing Market and the Current Interest Rate Cycle,” which sheds light on questions surrounding the housing market amid fluctuating interest rates, including the potential impacts of recent Federal Reserve announcements and the future trajectory of mortgage rates. The ...

Washington State College of Ohio’s Rinard completes prestigious fellowship

August 31, 2024

Washington State College of Ohio has announced that Dr. Jona Rinard, Dean of Technology and Transfer, has successfully completed the Appalachian Leadership Institute (ALI), a prestigious nine-month economic development training program conducted by the Appalachian Regional Commission ...

National spotlight: Qdoba’s first national commercial filmed at Vienna location

August 31, 2024

VIENNA — Familiar faces are coming to TV screens across the country after the Qdoba in Vienna filmed a commercial that will air nationally. The Vienna Qdoba was chosen out of approximately 700 restaurants across the country to film the commercial that will be streamed across all major ...

Americans’ refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike

August 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it. Some of America's largest companies, from Amazon to Disney to Yum Brands, say their customers are increasingly seeking cheaper alternative ...

Dow drops 864 points, Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 amid

August 5, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly everything on Wall Street is tumbling Monday as fear about a slowing U.S. economy worsens and sets off another sell-off for financial markets around the world. The S&P 500 was down by 2.4% in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was reeling by 864 ...

Massive tech outage causing worldwide disruptions

July 19, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air. At the heart of the massive disruption is ...