http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:00:59 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/11/09/retiring-with-less-than-1-million-here-are-8-ways-to-make-your-savings-last/stories/20261109003 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/11/09/retiring-with-less-than-1-million-here-are-8-ways-to-make-your-savings-last/stories/20261109003#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:17:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/personal-finance/2026/11/09/retiring-with-less-than-1-million-here-are-8-ways-to-make-your-savings-last/stories/20261109003 You’re nearing retirement, but you haven’t saved $1 million. That doesn’t mean you can never retire. Here are 8 financial do’s and don’ts for savers with a six-figure nest egg. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/09/us-stocks-rally-recover-most-last-weeks-losses-oil-prices-swing-lower/stories/20261109085 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/09/us-stocks-rally-recover-most-last-weeks-losses-oil-prices-swing-lower/stories/20261109085#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:32:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/09/us-stocks-rally-recover-most-last-weeks-losses-oil-prices-swing-lower/stories/20261109085 NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market rallied Monday and recovered most of its big loss from last week as oil prices swung lower. The strength came even though Nvidia, one of Wall Street’s most influential stocks, sank. Trader Daniel Kryger works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 9. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/09/nvidia-investigates-whether-ceo-jensen-huang-was-targeted-by-chinese-spy-with-whom-he-had-an-affair/stories/20261109072 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/09/nvidia-investigates-whether-ceo-jensen-huang-was-targeted-by-chinese-spy-with-whom-he-had-an-affair/stories/20261109072#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:21:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/09/nvidia-investigates-whether-ceo-jensen-huang-was-targeted-by-chinese-spy-with-whom-he-had-an-affair/stories/20261109072 BANGKOK — China denied on Monday there was a spy plot attempt to ensnare Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the spying allegations unsubstantiated and a smear campaign against Beijing. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Oct. 8, in Washington https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/09/toledo-firefighter-embarks-on-second-career-helping-first-responders/stories/20261015109 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/09/toledo-firefighter-embarks-on-second-career-helping-first-responders/stories/20261015109#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:23:10 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/09/toledo-firefighter-embarks-on-second-career-helping-first-responders/stories/20261015109 After 26 years as a Toledo firefighter, Frank Johnston knows firsthand how urgently first responders need time away to decompress. Toledo firefighter Frank Johnston has launched a second career as a travel adviser, focusing on helping fellow first responders find much-needed rest and relaxation from their demanding, stressful jobs on Oct. 16 in Toledo. Toledo firefighter Frank Johnston has launched a second career as a travel adviser, focusing on helping fellow first responders find much-needed rest and relaxation from their demanding, stressful jobs on Oct. 16 in Toledo. Frank Johnston, a Toledo firefighter and new Travelmation travel adviser, is pictured with his wife, Dianna, vacationing in the British Virgin Islands. Frank Johnston, a Toledo firefighter and new Travelmation travel adviser, is pictured with travel companions in Banff, a town in Alberta, Canada. Toledo firefighter Frank Johnston has launched a second career as a travel adviser, focusing on helping fellow first responders find much-needed rest and relaxation from their demanding, stressful jobs on Oct. 16 in Toledo. Frank Johnston, a Toledo firefighter and new Travelmation travel adviser, is pictured vacationing with his wife, Dianna. Toledo firefighter Frank Johnston has launched a second career as a travel adviser, focusing on helping fellow first responders find much-needed rest and relaxation from their demanding, stressful jobs on Oct. 16 in Toledo. Frank Johnston, a Toledo firefighter and new Travelmation travel adviser, vacationed at Calgary Stampede, self-billed as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth," an iconic annual 10-day rodeo, exhibition, and festival held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Frank Johnston, a Toledo firefighter and new Travelmation travel adviser, is pictured vacationing with his wife, Dianna, outside Ivan’s Stress Free Bar on the island of Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. Frank Johnston, a Toledo firefighter and new Travelmation travel adviser, is pictured with friends at Lake Tahoe. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/11/08/community-colleges-semiconductor-training-labor-shortage-chip-industry/stories/20261108023 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/11/08/community-colleges-semiconductor-training-labor-shortage-chip-industry/stories/20261108023#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:19:59 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/11/08/community-colleges-semiconductor-training-labor-shortage-chip-industry/stories/20261108023 TEMPE, Ariz. — For three years, Ethan Mock worked part-time at a gym to make ends meet while taking on more than $100,000 in debt to pursue a degree in business administration. Earlier this year — his fifth and final at Northern Arizona University — he began looking beyond his major for a stable career. Jaime Quintero, left, senior process engineer at NanoFabrication Core at Arizona State University, reviews data with students from Rio Salado College as they participate in a chip making lab Oct. 20 at the ASU NanoFab in Tempe, Ariz. A professor holds a silicon wafer as students from Rio Salado College participate in a chip making lab Oct. 20 at the Arizona State University NanoFab in Tempe, Ariz. Jaime Quintero, senior process engineer at NanoFabrication Core at Arizona State University, points to a silicone wafter after a high heat process to students from Rio Salado College as they participate in a chip making lab Oct. 20 at the ASU NanoFab in Tempe, Ariz. Rick Vaughn, the faculty chair for STEM Initiatives at Rio Salado College, introduces students in the chip manufacturing education program to a semiconductor fabrication plant, with the help of virtual reality goggles, Sept. 29 in Tempe, Ariz. A secure entrance to the chip making lab at the Arizona State University NanoFab on Oct. 20 in Tempe, Ariz. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/08/google-will-let-schools-turn-off-ai-but-they-may-lose-search/stories/20261108019 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/08/google-will-let-schools-turn-off-ai-but-they-may-lose-search/stories/20261108019#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:19:18 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/technology/2026/11/08/google-will-let-schools-turn-off-ai-but-they-may-lose-search/stories/20261108019 NEW YORK — Google is rolling out new controls for schools to limit students’ access to the company’s AI tools. But if schools opt out of AI altogether, they’ll also lose access to Google Search. Google has offered educators new controls around its AI classroom tools, but restricting AI entirely could mean losing access to Google Search. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/08/why-nintendo-is-betting-on-a-nearly-30-year-old-game-remake-to-win-the-holiday/stories/20261104101 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/08/why-nintendo-is-betting-on-a-nearly-30-year-old-game-remake-to-win-the-holiday/stories/20261104101#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:18:02 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/08/why-nintendo-is-betting-on-a-nearly-30-year-old-game-remake-to-win-the-holiday/stories/20261104101 Saturday Night Live poked fun at characters from two of the holiday season’s most anticipated video game releases last month: Link from the upcoming remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Jason from Grand Theft Auto VI. 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' is being played at Nintendo's headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sept. 15. The Nintendo stand during the Paris Games Week in Paris on Oct. 22. From left, Mikey Day as Link; Marcello Hernández as Jason from 'Grand Theft Auto VI'; and anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che during 'Saturday Night Live's' Weekend Update segment on Oct. 3. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/07/copper-moon-celebrates-glass-art/stories/20261107096 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/07/copper-moon-celebrates-glass-art/stories/20261107096#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:15:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/07/copper-moon-celebrates-glass-art/stories/20261107096 For Stacy Owen, owner of Copper Moon Studio Gallery & Gifts near Holland, it all started in a tiny house in the 7100 block of Front Street. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/07/ai-stocks-alcohol-companies-midterms-shook-up-wall-street/stories/20261107092 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/07/ai-stocks-alcohol-companies-midterms-shook-up-wall-street/stories/20261107092#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:44:39 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/07/ai-stocks-alcohol-companies-midterms-shook-up-wall-street/stories/20261107092 NEW YORK — The overwhelming victory by the Democrats in the midterm elections shook up Wall Street this week. Options traders, including Ravi Bhandari, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 6 in New York. Options trader Ilya Bosinzon works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 6 in New York. -data center demonstrators protest at the Pennsylvania state Capitol on Oct. 6 in Harrisburg, Pa. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers his keynote on the company's GTC event in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 21. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/11/07/three-row-suv-comparison-dodge-durango-vs-jeep-grand-cherokee-l/stories/20261107005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/11/07/three-row-suv-comparison-dodge-durango-vs-jeep-grand-cherokee-l/stories/20261107005#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/11/07/three-row-suv-comparison-dodge-durango-vs-jeep-grand-cherokee-l/stories/20261107005 There are plenty of three-row SUVs on sale, but few can match the extroverted style of the Dodge Durango. With its prominent chin, bright paint colors and hood scoop, the Durango forgoes sleekness for six-pack muscle. Dodge is even doubling down on the muscle theme by making a V8 engine standard on every 2027 Durango. Thanks to standard V8 power, the 2027 Dodge Durango is well suited for towing. The 2027 Jeep Grand Cherokee L offers ample space for moving people, coupled with genuine off-road ability. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/07/thicker-bacon-ditching-breakfast-wendy-s-menu-shakeup/stories/20261107027 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/07/thicker-bacon-ditching-breakfast-wendy-s-menu-shakeup/stories/20261107027#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/07/thicker-bacon-ditching-breakfast-wendy-s-menu-shakeup/stories/20261107027 NEW YORK — Wendy’s reported its seventh consecutive quarter of declining sales, prompting the company to reveal a turnaround plan while rejecting a massive takeover offer. A Wendy's meal. The chain reported another negative quarter on Thursday. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/06/ai-stocks-halt-their-brutal-worldwide-sell-off-wall-street-trims-loss/stories/20261106116 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/06/ai-stocks-halt-their-brutal-worldwide-sell-off-wall-street-trims-loss/stories/20261106116#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:02:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/06/ai-stocks-halt-their-brutal-worldwide-sell-off-wall-street-trims-loss/stories/20261106116 NEW YORK — AI stocks bounced back Friday and recovered some of their sell-off from the last two days. The rest of the U.S. stock market was mixed, though, following a whirlwind few days of Wall Street trying to sort out what this week’s sweeping victories by Democrats in the U.S. midterm elections will mean for the economy. Market information is displayed on screens on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 6. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/11/06/production-of-tesla-s-cybertruck-will-wind-down-soon-with-allure-escaping-most-potential-buyers/stories/20261106103 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/11/06/production-of-tesla-s-cybertruck-will-wind-down-soon-with-allure-escaping-most-potential-buyers/stories/20261106103#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:35:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/automotive/2026/11/06/production-of-tesla-s-cybertruck-will-wind-down-soon-with-allure-escaping-most-potential-buyers/stories/20261106103 Production of Tesla's Cybertruck, a stainless-steel electric vehicle with a polarizing allure for potential buyers, will wind down next year. New Tesla Cybertrucks are seen at SpaceX's Starship facility in Starbase, Texas, on Oct. 13, 2025. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/11/06/new-authority-takes-shape-for-timbers-town-center-redevelopment/stories/20261105120 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/11/06/new-authority-takes-shape-for-timbers-town-center-redevelopment/stories/20261105120#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:01:52 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/development/2026/11/06/new-authority-takes-shape-for-timbers-town-center-redevelopment/stories/20261105120 A new community authority overseeing the $89 million redevelopment of the former Shops at Fallen Timbers in Maumee has approved an agreement outlining responsibility for maintaining streets and sidewalks at the shopping center. Timbers Town Center Board of Trustees held an organizational meeting Nov. 5, 2026. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/05/brutal-sell-off-ai-stocks-sends-wall-street-reeling/stories/20261105117 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/05/brutal-sell-off-ai-stocks-sends-wall-street-reeling/stories/20261105117#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:25:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/05/brutal-sell-off-ai-stocks-sends-wall-street-reeling/stories/20261105117 NEW YORK — A brutal sell-off swept through Wall Street Thursday, led by stocks tied to the buildout of AI data centers. The wipeout more than erased the U.S. stock market’s gain from the day before, which was its best in three months. Traders Drew Cohen, left, and Dylan Halvorsan work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 26. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers his keynote on the company's GTC event in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 21. Market information is displayed on tahe screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 16 in New York. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/05/3m-agrees-to-pay-more-than-7-billion-to-settle-forever-chemical-groundwater-contamination-claims/stories/20261105097 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/05/3m-agrees-to-pay-more-than-7-billion-to-settle-forever-chemical-groundwater-contamination-claims/stories/20261105097#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:37:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/05/3m-agrees-to-pay-more-than-7-billion-to-settle-forever-chemical-groundwater-contamination-claims/stories/20261105097 Chemical manufacturer 3M will pay up to $7.35 billion to settle lawsuits by people who say they were sickened by groundwater contamination from compounds used in firefighting foam and other consumer products. The 3M chemical manufacturer's building in a suburb of Sydney on May 28. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/11/05/unemployment-claims-drop-to-189-000-the-fewest-since-mid-july/stories/20261105092 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/11/05/unemployment-claims-drop-to-189-000-the-fewest-since-mid-july/stories/20261105092#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:15:12 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/labor/2026/11/05/unemployment-claims-drop-to-189-000-the-fewest-since-mid-july/stories/20261105092 WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain scarce and most workers enjoy job security. A now hiring sign is displayed at a business in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas on Oct. 23. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/05/jetblue-raises-baggage-fees-for-a-second-time-as-jet-fuel-prices-stay-elevated/stories/20261105091 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/05/jetblue-raises-baggage-fees-for-a-second-time-as-jet-fuel-prices-stay-elevated/stories/20261105091#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:03:22 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/05/jetblue-raises-baggage-fees-for-a-second-time-as-jet-fuel-prices-stay-elevated/stories/20261105091 JetBlue has raised its checked baggage fees for the second time this year, making it more expensive for travelers to check luggage just as the busy holiday travel season gets underway. A Jet Blue Airlines jet pushes back from a gate at the Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa., Feb. 13. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/05/amazon-adds-uber-eats-to-list-of-services-for-amazon-prime-members/stories/20261105090 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/05/amazon-adds-uber-eats-to-list-of-services-for-amazon-prime-members/stories/20261105090#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:02:05 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/retail/2026/11/05/amazon-adds-uber-eats-to-list-of-services-for-amazon-prime-members/stories/20261105090 NEW YORK — Amazon is adding a new perk for its Prime members. In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, a restaurant advertises Uber Eats in Miami. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/04/stocks-surge-dow-soars-oil-prices-tumble-midterm-elections/stories/20261104126 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/04/stocks-surge-dow-soars-oil-prices-tumble-midterm-elections/stories/20261104126#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:27:55 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/stock-market/2026/11/04/stocks-surge-dow-soars-oil-prices-tumble-midterm-elections/stories/20261104126 NEW YORK — U.S. stocks soared Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections. Options traders Ilya Bosinzon, left, and Justin Kanda work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 3.