Energy in America

After passing waves of tax cuts in recent years, some lawmakers in several Republican-dominated states have decided it's time to make a big exception and are pushing for tax increases to fix roads that are crumbling from years of neglect.

This year's Shanghai auto show highlights the global industry's race to make electric cars Chinese drivers want to buy as Beijing winds down subsidies that promoted sales.

Documents obtained by the Associated Press show that the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro plans to auction seven offshore oil fields in the northeast despite contrary advice from analysts of Brazil's main environmental body.

Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta.

President Donald Trump is eager to jump-start the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline and other energy projects, and he's taken action to assert executive power over pipelines and such infrastructure.

U.S. stocks moved broadly higher in early trading Friday on Wall Street, putting the market on track for gains at the end of a shaky week.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Anadarko Petroleum Corp., up $14.98 to $61.78 Chevron will buy the rival oil company for $33 billion as it seeks more growth from deep-water exploration in the gulf and in the Permian Basin.

Stock prices of Brazil's state oil company have dropped after its decision to reverse an announced 5.7% increase in diesel prices.

The Treasury Department on Friday targeted four companies and nine ships, including some that transported oil from Venezuela to Cuba, as part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to isolate President Nicolas Maduro.

Chevron is buying Anadarko Petroleum in a $33 billion cash-and-stock deal as the company seeks to grow stronger in deep water exploration in the gulf and the energy-rich southwest region of Texas called the Permian Basin.

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday after a mixed Wall Street close on listless trading.

The facts are that the U.S. needs to add pipeline capacity to take advantage of the American energy revolution.

The World Trade Organization has upheld South Korea's import ban on Japanese seafood from areas affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima.

U.S. stocks moved slightly higher in early trading Thursday as investors prepare for the latest round of corporate earnings.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday after sources said OPEC may raise output from July if Venezuelan and Iranian supplies fall further and prices keep rallying.

A proposed 145-mile (233-kilometer) transmission line that would serve as a conduit for Canadian hydropower to reach the New England power grid cleared a major hurdle Thursday with approval of the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

Asian markets were mostly lower on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve released minutes of its meeting in March.

U.S. stocks moved broadly higher in early trading Wednesday on Wall Street, reversing course from a downturn that ended an eight-day winning streak.

Construction of infrastructure such as power plants, mobile networks and bridges is booming throughout cash-strapped countries in central and eastern Europe thanks to Chinese funding, which has the European Union scrambling to counter Beijing's mounting influence.