Energy in America

Oh, sure you might say that the natural gas sector is beaten and battered, and its best days are behind it. Of course that’s also what they said about the Cowboys in 1989.

A third of all oil traded by sea passes through the strait, which is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf.

Stocks are veering lower in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday, led by drops in technology companies and banks.

Wilfido Briñez considers himself lucky to live with the roar of electric generators outside his front door in Maracaibo, Venezuela's second largest city and ground zero for the nation's rolling blackouts.

___ Businesses showing discontent with Trump's trade policies WASHINGTON (AP) — Business groups, already uncomfortable with Trump's attempts to stem immigration, are struggling to figure out where to stand in the fast-shifting political climate.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc., down $11.53 to $40 The chain restaurant and arcade operator reported disappointing first quarter results and cut its revenue forecast for the year.

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A federal report says an explosion and fire that killed five workers at an Oklahoma natural gas well last year was caused by the failure of blowout prevention devices and other factors, including inadequate training and an ineffective safety management system.

Trade tensions between the United States and China, the world's two biggest oil consumers, also weighed on prices.

Shares declined in Asia on Wednesday and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index tumbled nearly 2% as thousands continued protests against proposed legislation that many city residents fear could further erode the territory's legal autonomy.

U.S. stocks marched higher in early trading Tuesday on Wall Street and extended a winning streak that has recouped much of May's sharp losses.

Two companies are proposing a $1.6 billion pipeline to move North Dakota crude oil, making it the biggest such project in the state since the Dakota Access pipeline that sparked violent clashes between protesters and law enforcement in 2016 and 2017.

North Dakota's congressional delegation is calling on President Donald Trump's administration to address the state's year-old request for $38 million to cover the cost of policing protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

___ States sue to stop $26.5 billion Sprint-T-Mobile deal NEW YORK (AP) — A group of state attorneys general led by New York and California are seeking to block T-Mobile's $26.5 billion bid for Sprint.

Environmental groups are challenging what they view as the Trump administration's decision to weaken critical safety rules created after the nation's worst offshore drilling disaster.

An oil and gas company controlled by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has reached an agreement to buy Covey Park Energy in a $2.2 billion cash and stock deal.