http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:10:11 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/07/paramount-completes-takeover-warner-bros-one-hollywood-giant-skydance/stories/20261007077 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/07/paramount-completes-takeover-warner-bros-one-hollywood-giant-skydance/stories/20261007077#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:48:06 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/07/paramount-completes-takeover-warner-bros-one-hollywood-giant-skydance/stories/20261007077 CHICAGO — It’s official: Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood behemoth. A Skydance billboard is displayed outside Paramount Global office in Times Square on Oct. 6 in New York. The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles on Dec. 18 with the Hollywood sign in the distance. An aerial view shows Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif., on Oct. 6. David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, speaks during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon on April 16 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/07/wall-street-retreats-record-stocks-fall-worldwide/stories/20261007102 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/07/wall-street-retreats-record-stocks-fall-worldwide/stories/20261007102#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:41:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/07/wall-street-retreats-record-stocks-fall-worldwide/stories/20261007102 NEW YORK — U.S. stocks pulled back from their record on Wednesday. A general view shows the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 7 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/07/cnn-future-skydance/stories/20261007078 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/07/cnn-future-skydance/stories/20261007078#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:53:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/07/cnn-future-skydance/stories/20261007078 CNN has a new owner: Skydance. A journalist records video near a CNN sign on an athletic field outside the Clements Recreation Center where the CNN/New York Times will host the Democratic presidential primary debate at Otterbein University in 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. This image taken with a smartphone shows the exterior of the Warner Bros. Discovery headquarters in New York on Oct. 6. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/10/07/real-estate-transfers-10-7/stories/20261007001 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/10/07/real-estate-transfers-10-7/stories/20261007001#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/10/07/real-estate-transfers-10-7/stories/20261007001 Recent real estate transactions in Lucas and Wood counties include the following property transfers recorded with county officials. A "Sale Pending" sign stands outside a house in Morgan Hill, Calif., in 2022. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/06/us-stocks-rise-record-expectations-companies-make-even-fatter-profits/stories/20261006101 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/06/us-stocks-rise-record-expectations-companies-make-even-fatter-profits/stories/20261006101#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:19:13 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/06/us-stocks-rise-record-expectations-companies-make-even-fatter-profits/stories/20261006101 NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market has never been higher, even as the list of challenges chipping away at it keeps growing. Options trader Anthony Spina, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/10/06/trump-executive-order-lowering-diesel-prices/stories/20261006073 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/10/06/trump-executive-order-lowering-diesel-prices/stories/20261006073#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:47:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/10/06/trump-executive-order-lowering-diesel-prices/stories/20261006073 President Trump signed an executive order late Monday aimed at bringing down near-record diesel prices by waiving restrictions on cheaper red-dyed diesel. Trucks are seen at a diesel fueling station Sept. 4 in Fairview, Tenn. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/06/lawsuit-starbucks-mislabeling-sugar-free-protein-drinks/stories/20261006072 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/06/lawsuit-starbucks-mislabeling-sugar-free-protein-drinks/stories/20261006072#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:41:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/06/lawsuit-starbucks-mislabeling-sugar-free-protein-drinks/stories/20261006072 Starbucks is facing a consumer lawsuit over claims that the protein drinks labeled “sugar-free” on its cafe menus may actually contain more sugar than a Reese’s peanut butter cup. The Starbucks logo is displayed on a coffee shop Nov. 24, 2025, in Boston. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/05/us-stocks-rise-edge-an-all-time-high/stories/20261005112 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/05/us-stocks-rise-edge-an-all-time-high/stories/20261005112#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:13:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/05/us-stocks-rise-edge-an-all-time-high/stories/20261005112 NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose to the edge of their all-time high on Monday after a couple buyout announcements helped lift the market. The New York Stock Exchange is shown in New York's Financial District on Dec. 23, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/05/fremont-plant-closing-end-61-jobs/stories/20261005106 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/05/fremont-plant-closing-end-61-jobs/stories/20261005106#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:40:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/05/fremont-plant-closing-end-61-jobs/stories/20261005106 FREMONT — About 61 employees of a local paper-coating factory will lose their jobs when plant operations are moved to Wisconsin. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/05/economic-pain-hits-america-farm-belt/stories/20260926112 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/05/economic-pain-hits-america-farm-belt/stories/20260926112#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:56:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/05/economic-pain-hits-america-farm-belt/stories/20260926112 John Yeley has spent the last 26 years working on his farm, which his family has owned since 1852. Sue Ferreri, executive director of Rockland Community Farm Network, drives a tractor at a community farm in New York on April 8. Farm owners face soaring fuel prices. Aaron Lehman, president of the Iowa Farmers Union, grows corn, soybeans, oats and hay as a fifth-generation farmer. John Yeley is the seventh generation to run his family's farm in Illinois. Sammy Tookey, left, and his stepfather, George Kibby, grow vegetables and fruits on Tookey's farm in northern California. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/software-engineers-jobs-changed-ai-avoid/stories/20261005087 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/software-engineers-jobs-changed-ai-avoid/stories/20261005087#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:23:54 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/software-engineers-jobs-changed-ai-avoid/stories/20261005087 In 2024, software engineer Laura Housh began using AI as a helper for coding and other tasks. Two years later, Housh says she has a love-hate relationship with AI. President Donald Trump gestures to Elon Musk as he speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington on Sept. 29 after meeting with top executives of AI firms. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/privacy-concerns-smart-glasses-scrutiny-norway-seeks-temporary-ban/stories/20261005086 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/privacy-concerns-smart-glasses-scrutiny-norway-seeks-temporary-ban/stories/20261005086#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:13:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/05/privacy-concerns-smart-glasses-scrutiny-norway-seeks-temporary-ban/stories/20261005086 A trip to the park. A day at the beach. A workout session at the gym. All in public spaces where smart glasses can snap photos, record conversations or stream video online — without people in the line of their lenses and microphones knowing about it. FILE - Michael Mcloughlin, of El Confidencial, gets a demonstration of Gemini on Android XR glasses at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., on May 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/04/28b-hemp-thc-industry-fighting-looming-federal-ban/stories/20261004099 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/04/28b-hemp-thc-industry-fighting-looming-federal-ban/stories/20261004099#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:17:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/04/28b-hemp-thc-industry-fighting-looming-federal-ban/stories/20261004099 In a commercial kitchen outside Raleigh, North Carolina, Nicholas Hohns spreads a blue-green goo into a gridded mold, making one of his company’s signature products: potent THC gummies, featuring the primary intoxicating compound found in marijuana. Nicholas Hohns shows off a tray of strawberry-lemon CBD gummies at his Deutermann Farms kitchen in Clayton, N.C., on Sept. 23. Nicholas Hohns uses a pastry knife to spread freshly poured TCH- and CBD-infused gummy mixture into molds at his Deutermann Farms kitchen in Clayton, N.C., on Sept. 23. Hot gummy mixture drips off the table's edge as Nicholas Hohns uses a pastry knife to fill mold at his Deutermann Farms kitchen in Clayton, N.C., on Sept. 23. Bags of THC- and CBD-infused edibles await delivery at Deutermann Farms in Clayton, N.C., on Sept. 23. A mixer stirs a batch of blueberry lemonade gummies in a heated pot at the Deutermann Farms kitchen in Clayton, N.C., on Sept. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/03/long-haul-trucker-finds-new-life-purpose-in/stories/20260926011 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/03/long-haul-trucker-finds-new-life-purpose-in/stories/20260926011#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:52:56 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/03/long-haul-trucker-finds-new-life-purpose-in/stories/20260926011 Dennis “Denny” Walerius spent 40 years as a long-haul truck driver, traveling across all of the Lower 48 states and “as far north as you can go in Canada.” Dennis "Denny" Walerius, a retired long-haul truck driver, has transformed the barn where he once parked his semi-truck into an upholstery shop on Sept. 24 in Harding Township near Swanton. Colton Harst, 16, left, works with his grandfather Dennis "Denny" Walerius at Denny's Upholstery in Harding Township near Swanton. Dennis "Denny" Walerius, a retired long-haul truck driver, has transformed the barn where he once parked his semi-truck into an upholstery shop on Sept. 24 in Harding Township near Swanton. Dennis "Denny" Walerius, a retired long-haul truck driver, has transformed the barn where he once parked his semi-truck into an upholstery shop on Sept. 24 in Harding Township near Swanton. Dennis "Denny" Walerius, left, pauses for a pose with his grandson Colton Harst at Denny's Upholstery in Harding Township near Swanton. Walter Eich, 5, youngest grandchild of Dennis Walerius, at the sign the family posted for Denny's Upholstery on the corner of Old State Line and Fulton-Lucas roads in Harding Township near Swanton. Dennis "Denny" Walerius, a retired long-haul truck driver, has transformed the barn where he once parked his semi-truck into an upholstery shop on Sept. 24 in Harding Township near Swanton. Some of Dennis "Denny" Walerius’ tools at his upholstery shop on Sept. 24 in Harding Township near Swanton. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/03/ohio-nearly-1-400-laid-off-truck-factory-trump-rally/stories/20261003075 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/03/ohio-nearly-1-400-laid-off-truck-factory-trump-rally/stories/20261003075#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:01:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/03/ohio-nearly-1-400-laid-off-truck-factory-trump-rally/stories/20261003075 WASHINGTON — Sipping tea from beer mugs with his coworkers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing. UAW Local 402 member Kyle Bos, right, has beer with Hal "Tank" Dunithan, left, and fellow UAW Local 402 members at Fricker's restaurant and bar in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 30 on old Navistar's last day at its Springfield plant. An American flag is posted on the register at Fricker's restaurant and bar in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 30 as UAW Local 402 members have a drink on old Navistar's last day at its Springfield plant. A UAW sign is posted outside old Navistar's plant in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 30. UAW Local 402 members, Brad Cloud, left, and Marianne Donnelly, right, embrace at the union hall, in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 30 old Navistar last day at its Springfield plant. Chris Blizard, president of UAW Local 402, center, speaks during a UAW Local 402 board meeting at the union hall in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 30 old Navistar's last day at its Springfield plant. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/03/uncrustables-is-a-1-billion-brand-now-everyone-wants-in/stories/20260926004 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/03/uncrustables-is-a-1-billion-brand-now-everyone-wants-in/stories/20260926004#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/03/uncrustables-is-a-1-billion-brand-now-everyone-wants-in/stories/20260926004 NEW YORK — One of America’s oldest sandwiches is the newest battleground in the freezer aisle. Uncrustables has grown into a $1 billion brand for J.M. Smucker. A box of Smucker's Uncrustables sandwiches are seen in a freezer. Uncrustables has garnered popularity from athletes. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/03/behind-the-wheel-the-top-5-midsize-suvs/stories/20261003006 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/03/behind-the-wheel-the-top-5-midsize-suvs/stories/20261003006#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:14:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/03/behind-the-wheel-the-top-5-midsize-suvs/stories/20261003006 Small SUVs like the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 are very popular, but what if you’re looking for something roomier? Fully redesigned, the 2026 Subaru Outback has a more upscale interior and improved technology features while still delivering plenty of versatility. The midsize 2026 Honda Passport will appeal to families and adventurers alike thanks to its spacious back seat and cargo area. The 2026 Mazda CX-70 offers sporty performance and an upscale interior, both of which help it stand out from its main rivals. The 2026 Toyota Crown Signia comes standard with a hybrid powertrain and delivers an EPA-estimated 38 mpg in combined city/highway driving. The 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee, a two-row midsize SUV, leans into its near-luxury status and features while providing the off-road capability Jeep is known for. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/02/us-stocks-rise-near-their-record-latest-jobs-report-eases-worries-inflation/stories/20261002135 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/02/us-stocks-rise-near-their-record-latest-jobs-report-eases-worries-inflation/stories/20261002135#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:08:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/02/us-stocks-rise-near-their-record-latest-jobs-report-eases-worries-inflation/stories/20261002135 NEW YORK — U.S. stocks climbed near their all-time high on Friday after the latest update on the U.S. job market cooled worries that a potentially hot U.S economy could make inflation much worse. Signs mark the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway in New York's Financial District on Dec.11, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/02/amazon-invest-data-center-communities-amid-backlash-data-center-rollouts/stories/20261002103 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/02/amazon-invest-data-center-communities-amid-backlash-data-center-rollouts/stories/20261002103#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:54:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/02/amazon-invest-data-center-communities-amid-backlash-data-center-rollouts/stories/20261002103 NEW YORK — Amazon is investing $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers for education, job training, water preservation projects and other local priorities as it reacts to a growing backlash from politicians and consumers to the tech industry's rollout of the massive centers. An Amazon company logo marks the facade of a building in 2022 in Schoenefeld near Berlin. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/02/global-ai-company-new-tech-operations/stories/20261001094 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/02/global-ai-company-new-tech-operations/stories/20261001094#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:26:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/02/global-ai-company-new-tech-operations/stories/20261001094 An artificial intelligence and software company founded in India is looking to grow its footprint in the United States and aims to hire 60 employees at its Toledo office. Jeffrey Hubbard, CEO of iTCart, talks at the Innovation Post on Sept. 29 in Toledo. Sabrina Martinez, marketing and events coordinator for Junior Achievement of Northwest Ohio, demonstrates a registration form created by iTCart for the nonprofit's 5th Year program on Oct. 1 at the Innovation Post in downtown Toledo. Jeffrey Hubbard, CEO of iTCart, talks at the Innovation Post on Sept. 29 in Toledo. Jeffrey Hubbard, CEO of iTCart, talks at the Innovation Post on Sept. 29 in Toledo.