Asian shares fall after US stumble, eying China trade talk
Stock indexes veered between small gains and losses in early trading Wednesday on Wall Street as the market cooled off after posting solid gains a day earlier.
Dominion bows to pressure on energy efficiency spending
Dominion Energy has bowed to pressure from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and others and has agreed to spend $870 million on energy efficiency programs over the next decade.
Official: Norway cruise ship engines failed from lack of oil
A maritime official says the engines of a cruise ship failed off Norway's coast during a storm because they didn't have enough lubricating oil.
House Republicans push for an ‘all of the above’ energy approach
Representative Jeff Duncan explains the plans for the House Energy Action Team.
Colorado oil debate gets personal as lawmakers weigh rules
Colorado's long-running battle over oil and gas drilling in suburban neighborhoods has erupted again, and the stakes are deeply personal.
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___ Prime Minister May says she'll step down if Brexit deal OK'd LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May has told Conservative lawmakers she will step down once her European Union divorce is delivered.
Group takes oil refinery fight to North Dakota's high court
An environmental group is taking its battle against an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park to the North Dakota Supreme Court.
Critics seek to block easing of oil and gas rules in West
Conservation groups are asking a federal judge to block the Trump administration from easing restrictions on energy companies that were meant to protect a struggling Western bird species.
Tribes urge US to put off oil, gas leases near sacred sites
Tribal leaders are calling on U.S. land managers to put off an upcoming oil and gas lease sale that includes more than two dozen parcels in northwestern New Mexico.
Green New Deal fantasy-nightmare: Dems show true colors in 0 vote
All Americans, no matter what their political persuasion, should rejoice at the results of Tuesday's Senate resolution vote on the Green New Deal.
World stocks turn lower with global growth, Brexit in focus
Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stocks finished broadly higher on Wall Street, erasing modest losses from a day earlier.
Is Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal a socialist takeover of energy?
The Green New Deal is anti-man, said Jonathan Hoenig.
Germany unveils plan to spur liquefied natural gas imports
Germany's economy minister says Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet has agreed upon measures to spur the development of terminals to import liquefied natural gas in an effort to diversify the country's energy supply.
Russian ex-minister arrested on fraud charges
Russia's state investigative agency says that a former government minister has been arrested on fraud charges.
Hundreds file claims in wake of Texas petrochemical fire
An executive for the Houston-area petrochemical storage facility that was heavily damaged by fire says the company has received hundreds of compensation claims seeking lost wages and other damages.
Fuel prices, the US dollar take off, and drag on Carnival
Carnival Corp. (CCL) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $336 million.
California utility fined for its handling of nuke canisters
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is fining the Southern California Edison utility $116,000 for violations in its handling of nuclear canisters at the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
Oil rises 2 percent as tightening supplies take focus
Investor concern over the global economy had intensified on Friday after disappointing German and U.S. factory data led to an inversion of the U.S. Treasury yield curve, which some see as a leading indicator of recession.
US Republicans set 'Green New Deal vote' in bid to divide Democrats
The Green New Deal, introduced last month by Democrats.
Correction: Financial Markets story
U.S. stocks moved broadly lower in early trading on Wall Street Friday, dragged down by banks and industrial companies.
















