New collision center

New collision center

austintown

Greenwood Chevrolet has opened Greenwood Collision Repair Center at 4695 Mahoning Ave. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, with the ribbon cutting at 3:30 p.m.

The business offers auto-body service and will have other services, including front-door parking, drive-through estimates and free WiFi. Vehicles can be dropped off before or after normal hours in an area with 24-hour security cameras.

BNI networking breakfast at Perkins

Niles

A BNI networking breakfast is Thursday at 7:45 a.m. Thursday at the Perkins in Niles at 1953 Niles-Cortland Road.

The breakfasts are designed as a way for businesses owners and representatives to receive referrals. For more information about BNI, visit www.bni.com.

Farm-bill support

Delaware, Ohio

The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association has endorsed the farm bill being presented by the U.S. Senate Agricultural Committee.

“We’re pretty positive about its direction,” said Tadd Nicholson, OCWGA executive director. “It reduces the federal deficit and taxpayer expenditure while maintaining safeguards for our nation’s food producers, and ensures that American’s always have access to a safe and plentiful food supply.”

The proposal would reduce the federal deficit by $23 billion, primarily by eliminating direct payments to farms and the consolidation of two federal agriculture programs.

US stocks slide on news from Europe

NEW YORK

A collection of worrying news out of Europe sent stocks sharply lower Monday.

The Dutch government collapsed Monday, a day after French President Nicolas Sarkozy lost the first round of that country’s presidential election. A new report showed that European government debt continues to pile up despite severe budget cuts, which have led to unrest and political upheaval across the continent.

Europe’s major stock markets plunged. In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average lost 102.09 points to close at 12,927.17. The Dow had dropped as many as 183 points in morning trading then spent the rest of the day climbing back.

Wal-Mart stock falls

NEW YORK

Shares of Wal-Mart Stores fell nearly 5 percent after a news report alleged executives at the company’s Mexican subsidiary carried out a vast bribery scheme and tried to hush it up.

Wal-Mart’s stock price fell $2.70 to $59.75 in midday trading, wiping out its gains since the beginning of the year. The shares still are trading higher than their 52-week low of $48.31, reached Aug. 10, 2011.

On Saturday, The New York Times reported that Wal-Mart executives failed to notify law-enforcement officials even after its own investigators found evidence of millions of dollars in bribes.

Vindicator staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Aqua America, .66, 21.79 —.29

Avalon Holdings,5.23.03

Clear Channel, .77 71.84 —.92

Cortland Bancorp, 8.50—.04

Farmers Nat., .126.40 .01

First Energy, 2.20, 45.60—.15

FirstMerit Corp., .64,16.17 —.16

First Niles Financial, .32,8.05.00

First Place Fin., .54—.05

FNB Corp., .48,11.52—.18

General Motors,22.95—.65

General Electric, .68,19.07—.29

Motors Liquidation, .0422.00

Huntington Bank, .16, 6.425—.125

JP Morgan Chase, 1.20,42.85.13

Key Corp, .12,7.88.01

LaFarge, 9.20 —.45

Macy’s, .80, 38.76—.34

Parker Hannifin, 1.56, 80.94—1.85

PNC, 1.60,64.98—.40

RTI Intl. Metals,22.08—.59

Simon Prop. Grp.,3.80,148.62—1.49

Stoneridge 8.16 —.07

United Community Fin. 1.58.01

Selected prices at 4 p.m. Monday. Provided by Stifel Nicolaus. Not to be construed as an offer or recommendation to buy or sell any security.