Open interviews

Open interviews

HOWLAND

Shepherd of the Valley will host open interviews for nurses and nurse aides next week.

Open interviews will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Shepherd location at 4100 N. River Road NE. Those who participate should bring a resume.

Visit shepherdofthevalley.com to view all available jobs and submit applications.

For more information, contact Pam Hall at 330-530-4038, ext. 2038, or phall@shepherdofthevalley.com.

JCPenney hiring

YOUNGSTOWN

JCPenney will hire 600 associates in Ohio to prepare for back-to-school shopping, the company announced.

The store looks to hire workers for a number of customer service and support positions.

To apply, visit an applicant kiosk in a JCPenney store or visit JCPcareers.com.

Facebook wants to nudge you into ‘meaningful’ groups

SAN FRANCISCO

Facebook has almost 2 billion users and now wants to be a more ‘meaningful’ force in their lives.

Rather than just focusing on connecting friends, it is now looking to shepherding users into online groups that bring together people with common passions, problems and ambitions.

The shift in the social network’s mission comes as it continues to grapple with dark content on its platform.

Fed: Biggest US banks could withstand recession

WASHINGTON

The Federal Reserve says all of the 34 largest U.S. banks are fortified enough to withstand a severe U.S. and global recession and continue lending.

The first round of the central bank’s annual “stress tests” shows that as a group, the big banks are strong as they’ve benefited from a steadily recovering economy.

Foxconn founder: US expansion might top $10 billion

TAIPEI, Taiwan

The chairman of Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn says it may spend more than $10 billion to set up manufacturing in the United States, and will announce investment plans by early August for at least three states.

Terry Gou gave no new details Thursday about where Foxconn will locate a U.S. display-panel factory he earlier said would cost up to $7 billion to build.

Coal company sues HBO’s John Oliver for defamation

NEW YORK

Coal company Murray Energy is suing HBO and its Sunday-night host, John Oliver, for what it says was a “false and malicious broadcast” Sunday evening.

Oliver’s 24-minute “Last Week Tonight” coal segment Sunday criticized the Trump administration’s effort to revive the industry and ribbed Murray Energy’s CEO.

Staff/wire reports

Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Alcoa Inc., .1229.820.13

Aqua America, .71 33.39-0.08

Avalon Holdings,2.520.03

Chemical Bank, .2746.49-0.64Community Health Sys. 9.28 0.46

Cortland Bancorp, .2818.650.05

Farmers Nat., .1614.200.10

First Energy, 1.44 29.16-0.27

Fifth/Third, .5225.15-0.24

FirstMerit Corp.,--

First Niles Financial, .1210.250.00

FNB Corp., .4813.61-0.15

General Motors, 1.5234.210.08

General Electric, .9227.57-0.22

Huntington Bank, .28 12.96-0.10

iHeartMedia Inc.,1.70-0.10

JP Morgan Chase, 1.9287.04-0.08

Key Corp, .3418.21-0.18

LaFarge, .34--

Macy’s, 1.51 22.080.48

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 157.41-0.70

PNC, 2.20120.79-1.54

Simon Prop. Grp., 6.60159.170.39

Stoneridge 14.430.10

United Comm. Fin., .12 8.290.02

Selected prices from Thursday’s 4 p.m. close.