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An organization that promotes economic development near the Canadian border in northern New England and upstate New York is expanding the areas eligible to receive the assistance, U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy said Thursday during an event in Middlebury.

Thanks to a proposal for $258 million in incentives, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday she's giving her support to a 145-mile transmission line that would supply hydropower from Canada to electricity consumers in Massachusetts.

To hear the Americans tell it, the Chinese have gone on a commercial crime spree, pilfering trade secrets from seed corn to electronic brains behind wind turbines.

Investors will now have until March 1 to nominate director candidates.

Asian stock markets rose Thursday following a listless day on Wall Street ahead of U.S.-Chinese negotiations aimed at ending a tariffs battle.

U.S. stock indexes edged higher in early trading Wednesday, extending modest gains from a day earlier, as investors reviewed the latest batch of company earnings reports.

Commodities giant Glencore says it will cap how much coal it mines amid shareholder pressure to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

Former NRG CEO David Crane discussed the controversial Green New Deal pitched by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Garmin Ltd., up $12.09 to $83.06 Higher demand for fitness trackers and navigation devices pushed profit and forecasts beyond Wall Street's expectations.

A community activist fighting against a plan to build a gas pipeline through his central Mexico town has been killed three days before a scheduled public referendum on the project.

Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a modestly high finish on Wall Street that extended the market's gains into a fourth week.

Japan's exports have fallen 8.4 percent in January from a year earlier while imports also edged lower, suggesting a deepening impact from China's economic slowdown.

Stocks edged between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday as U.S. markets reopened following the Presidents Day holiday and as investors sized up the latest company earnings reports.

A segment of the Keystone pipeline that was shut down in early February when a leak was discovered in Missouri is now back in service.

Share benchmarks were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday as Chinese and U.S. negotiators geared up for trade talks in Washington this week.

Asian markets were broadly higher on Monday as traders looked forward to the continuation of trade talks between Chinese and American officials in Washington this week.

With sanctions, many times you end up hurting yourself. But that’s not to say that the sanctions on Iran and Venezuela are not the right course of action.