http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:11:03 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/24/halloween-costume-swaps-reduce-waste-recycle/stories/20261024025 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/24/halloween-costume-swaps-reduce-waste-recycle/stories/20261024025#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/24/halloween-costume-swaps-reduce-waste-recycle/stories/20261024025 LOS ANGELES — Braddock Sandoval perused tables with wigs, a Darth Vader mask, a black tutu, and other items and garments on an unusually sizzling day in Los Angeles. He found a Hawaiian flower necklace and a shark costume and tried them on. Samuel Hernandez, center, looks for a costume for his grandson during a Halloween costume swap Oct. 16 at Occidental College in Los Angeles. People gather at a Halloween costume swap Oct. 16 at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Halloween costumes and accessories are displayed during a Halloween costume swap Oct. 16 at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Sustainable fashion advocate Lexy Silverstein smiles while carrying a bag of costumes dropped off for a Halloween costume swap Oct. 16 at Occidental College in Los Angeles. A stormtrooper mask is displayed with Hawaiian shirts and leis during a Halloween costume swap Oct. 16 at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Braddock Sandoval, a chemistry professor at Occidental College, poses for photos with a costume he picked out Oct. 16 during a Halloween costume swap on the campus in Los Angeles. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/24/social-media-platforms-restoring-users-control-feeds/stories/20261024014 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/24/social-media-platforms-restoring-users-control-feeds/stories/20261024014#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/24/social-media-platforms-restoring-users-control-feeds/stories/20261024014 NEW YORK — Instagram this year expanded its feature that lets users provide specific feedback to tailor their feed. And across the social media ecosystem, platforms are increasingly offering similar options to give users greater control over what they see as they scroll. After years of relying heavily on algorithmic recommendations to populate users' feeds, social media platforms are rolling out tools to give users more control over the content they see. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/24/behind-the-wheel-the-2027-full-size-trucks-you-need-to-know-about/stories/20261024006 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/24/behind-the-wheel-the-2027-full-size-trucks-you-need-to-know-about/stories/20261024006#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/24/behind-the-wheel-the-2027-full-size-trucks-you-need-to-know-about/stories/20261024006 This coming year will be filled with interesting opportunities if you’re planning to buy a new full-size truck. Two trucks are fully redesigned, and three others benefit from meaningful updates. The redesigned 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has more powerful V8 engines this year along with an updated interior with larger display screens. The updated 2027 Ford F-150 features a new base V6 engine and a new F-150 Carhartt version with specialized styling and interior materials. Redesigned for 2027, the GMC Sierra 1500 features new V8 engines, a fresh interior and many technology upgrades. The 2027 Rumble Bee version of the 2027 Ram 1500 is a street performance truck that can be outfitted with a 777-horsepower V8. The 2027 Toyota Tundra comes in a new Trailhunter trim that adds all manner of off-road upgrades. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/23/wall-street-loses-ground-pressure-rising-oil-prices/stories/20261023111 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/23/wall-street-loses-ground-pressure-rising-oil-prices/stories/20261023111#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:34:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/23/wall-street-loses-ground-pressure-rising-oil-prices/stories/20261023111 Stocks on Wall Street closed broadly lower Friday as oil prices climbed to their highest level in more than four years, ratcheting up pressure on the market. Trader Michael Capolino works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 2. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/22/sharp-drops-ai-stocks-overwhelm-markets-worldwide-oil-prices-jump/stories/20261022106 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/22/sharp-drops-ai-stocks-overwhelm-markets-worldwide-oil-prices-jump/stories/20261022106#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:10:32 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/22/sharp-drops-ai-stocks-overwhelm-markets-worldwide-oil-prices-jump/stories/20261022106 NEW YORK — The latest shudder for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran. Options trader Anthony Spina works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 7. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/22/dan-gilbert-1-billion-redevelop-detroit-renaissance-center/stories/20261022087 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/22/dan-gilbert-1-billion-redevelop-detroit-renaissance-center/stories/20261022087#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:14:30 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/22/dan-gilbert-1-billion-redevelop-detroit-renaissance-center/stories/20261022087 Dan Gilbert, the billionaire co-founder of Rocket Mortgage, says he will contribute $1 billion to the redevelopment of the Renaissance Center in Detroit, a set of skyscrapers that formerly housed the headquarters of General Motors. Set along the Detroit River, the center was hailed as a major success in revitalizing the city after riots in the late 1960s, but in recent years it has become almost entirely vacant and fallen into disrepair. Bedrock Chairman Dan Gilbert addresses a news conference April 15, 2024 in Detroit. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/22/rush-patch-ai-software-vulnerability-70-websites-worldwide/stories/20261022090 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/22/rush-patch-ai-software-vulnerability-70-websites-worldwide/stories/20261022090#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:21:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/10/22/rush-patch-ai-software-vulnerability-70-websites-worldwide/stories/20261022090 LONDON — Governments and corporations worked throughout the night on urgent security updates after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to 70 percent of websites globally. An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 16, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/22/video-game-bioware-shuts-down-mass-effect-canceled-ea-layoffs/stories/20261022088 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/22/video-game-bioware-shuts-down-mass-effect-canceled-ea-layoffs/stories/20261022088#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:21:23 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/22/video-game-bioware-shuts-down-mass-effect-canceled-ea-layoffs/stories/20261022088 Video game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular and influential game development studio BioWare after more than three decades. The upcoming Mass Effect game, the fifth since 2007, has been canceled. The logo for Electronic Arts is displayed during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles on June 12, 2013. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/22/us-jobless-claims-194-000-last-week-lowest-since-july/stories/20261022089 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/22/us-jobless-claims-194-000-last-week-lowest-since-july/stories/20261022089#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:07:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/22/us-jobless-claims-194-000-last-week-lowest-since-july/stories/20261022089 WASHINGTON — U.S. unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy extraordinary job security. Construction workers work in Chicago on Oct. 20. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/21/a-strong-profit-report-from-spacex-helps-lift-tech-stocks-and-wall-street/stories/20261021124 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/21/a-strong-profit-report-from-spacex-helps-lift-tech-stocks-and-wall-street/stories/20261021124#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:40:44 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/21/a-strong-profit-report-from-spacex-helps-lift-tech-stocks-and-wall-street/stories/20261021124 NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market rose Wednesday following strong profit reports from SpaceX, Capital One Financial, and other big companies. A general view shows the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Oct. 16, 2026, in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/21/stellantis-evacuates-shuts-down-north-toledo-jeep-plant-after-hazmat-incident/stories/20261021098 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/21/stellantis-evacuates-shuts-down-north-toledo-jeep-plant-after-hazmat-incident/stories/20261021098#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:24:07 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/21/stellantis-evacuates-shuts-down-north-toledo-jeep-plant-after-hazmat-incident/stories/20261021098 The North Toledo chemical leak disrupted Jeep production and rail traffic Tuesday night and Wednesday, while some hotels remained open despite being within the evacuation zone. An aerial view from a drone of the Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/10/21/real-estate-transfers-10-21/stories/20261021001 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/10/21/real-estate-transfers-10-21/stories/20261021001#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/real-estate/2026/10/21/real-estate-transfers-10-21/stories/20261021001 Recent real estate transactions in Lucas and Wood counties include the following property transfers recorded with county officials. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/20/trump-administration-announces-8-billion-farm-relief-plan-as-fuel-fertilizer-costs-bite/stories/20261020088 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/20/trump-administration-announces-8-billion-farm-relief-plan-as-fuel-fertilizer-costs-bite/stories/20261020088#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:31:16 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/20/trump-administration-announces-8-billion-farm-relief-plan-as-fuel-fertilizer-costs-bite/stories/20261020088 President Trump announced at a Kansas rally on Monday that his administration is introducing an $8 billion aid package for farmers in the face of high diesel and fertilizer costs. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Truist Arena at Northern Kentucky University, Oct. 17 in Highland Heights, Ky. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/19/ai-stocks-lead-rebound-wall-street-european-markets-drop/stories/20261019086 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/19/ai-stocks-lead-rebound-wall-street-european-markets-drop/stories/20261019086#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:37:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/10/19/ai-stocks-lead-rebound-wall-street-european-markets-drop/stories/20261019086 NEW YORK — Stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry bounced back on Wall Street Monday and recovered some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of the market and stocks worldwide were shaky. A general view of the New York Stock Exchange is seen Aug. 7 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/19/contents-of-eddie-lee-s-restaurant-and-bar-145-are-up-for-sale-in-online-auction/stories/20261019072 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/19/contents-of-eddie-lee-s-restaurant-and-bar-145-are-up-for-sale-in-online-auction/stories/20261019072#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:09:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/19/contents-of-eddie-lee-s-restaurant-and-bar-145-are-up-for-sale-in-online-auction/stories/20261019072 The final chapter is coming next week for a longtime fixture on Toledo’s dining scene, Eddie Lee’s restaurant, 4700 Nantucket Dr. Eddie Lee’s in Toledo on May 17, 2024. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/19/dynamic-dies-expands-spencer-township-facility-family-culture/stories/20261014104 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/19/dynamic-dies-expands-spencer-township-facility-family-culture/stories/20261014104#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:12:49 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/10/19/dynamic-dies-expands-spencer-township-facility-family-culture/stories/20261014104 Pat Sullivan, CEO of Dynamic Dies, doesn’t miss a beat when asked about the key to the company’s success. “It’s the family culture we have we promote throughout the company. I feel we’re different in how we treat people. That’s how my dad built the company, Frank Netry operates an OPTI chuck, used to format product labeling, inside the Dynamic Dies headquarters warehouse in Spencer Township on Oct. 14. Two steel rule cutting dies used to manufacturer corrugated boxes sit inside the warehouse at the Dynamic Dies headquarters in Spencer Township on Oct. 14. Tom Sullivan, founder of Dynamic Dies, stands with his son, Pat Sullivan, CEO, inside the warehouse at the Dynamic Dies headquarters in Spencer Township on Oct. 14. From left, Ron Wood, Chad Wood, Jill Kopanis, Mark Grigsby, Molly Schneider, Jeff Francis, and Pat and Tom Sullivan stand together inside of the Dynamic Dies headquarters in Spencer Township on Oct. 14. An OPTI chuck, used to format product labeling, inside the Dynamic Dies headquarters warehouse in Spencer Township on Oct. 14. Two steel rule cutting dies used to manufacture corrugated boxes sit inside the warehouse at the Dynamic Dies headquarters in Spencer Township on Oct. 14. Construction work being done for a 10,000-square-foot warehouse expansion at Dynamic Dies in Spencer Township on Oct. 14. Construction work being done for a 10,000-square-foot warehouse expansion at Dynamic Dies in Spencer Township on Oct. 14. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/19/the-first-new-sunscreen-type-in-25-years-has-arrived-on-us-store-shelves/stories/20261019007 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/19/the-first-new-sunscreen-type-in-25-years-has-arrived-on-us-store-shelves/stories/20261019007#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/19/the-first-new-sunscreen-type-in-25-years-has-arrived-on-us-store-shelves/stories/20261019007 WASHINGTON — For the first time in more than a quarter-century, Americans have a new option when shopping for sunscreen: a skin-protecting chemical that’s long been a go-to option in Europe and other parts of the world. A fan puts on sunscreen prior to the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Egypt in Seattle on June 15. Packaging for Neutrogena's new Ultra Sheer SPF 70 sunscreen. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/19/rumor-mill-work-gossip-coworkers/stories/20261019006 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/19/rumor-mill-work-gossip-coworkers/stories/20261019006#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/10/19/rumor-mill-work-gossip-coworkers/stories/20261019006 NEW YORK — Stephanie Joseph was working at a television station when someone started a false rumor claiming she and a married colleague were romantically involved. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/18/how-general-motors-is-simulating-its-way-to-autonomous-driving/stories/20261018031 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/18/how-general-motors-is-simulating-its-way-to-autonomous-driving/stories/20261018031#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/10/18/how-general-motors-is-simulating-its-way-to-autonomous-driving/stories/20261018031 WARREN, Mich. — At the General Motors Global Technical Center in suburban Detroit, hundreds of volunteer, real-world drivers have hopped inside a Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicle or other popular GM models and experienced all sorts of things while in the car: regular roadway driving, driving up and down hills, construction, rain, nearby traffic, and other scenarios. In this image from video, General Motors senior researcher Akilesh Rajavenkatanarayanan plays Candy Crush on a tablet mounted in a Cadillac Lyriq while it is in "eyes off" mode during a simulated drive Sept. 18 at the automaker's Global Technical Center in Warren, Mich. In this image from video, a display screen on the dashboard of a Cadillac Lyriq indicates the vehicle is in "Eyes free active" mode during a simulated drive Sept. 19 at General Motors' Global Technical Center in Warren, Mich. In this image from video, Maureen August, General Motors Research Development senior manager, discusses a driving simulation with a colleague inside a control room Sept. 18 at the automaker's Global Technical Center in Warren, Mich. In this image from video, a control room display shows data and video from a simulated drive taking place at General Motors' Global Technical Center on Sept. 18 in Warren, Mich. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/18/cat-food-investigation-heavy-metals-pesticides-plastic-chemicals/stories/20261018052 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/18/cat-food-investigation-heavy-metals-pesticides-plastic-chemicals/stories/20261018052#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/10/18/cat-food-investigation-heavy-metals-pesticides-plastic-chemicals/stories/20261018052 Nearly all tested cat foods contain toxic plastic contaminants, the herbicide glyphosate and heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic, according to a new investigation provided exclusively to CNN. Seafood-based wet food contained nearly 28 times as much mercury as wet foods made with other meats, especially poultry.