Energy in America

President Donald Trump held forth on all manner of things this past week as he emerged from a "lonely" spell over the holidays.

German news magazine Der Spiegel reports that Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to discuss efforts to wean the country off coal with senior officials this month.

Global stocks are jumping Friday as investors welcomed news of trade talks between the U.S. and China next week and the U.S. government reported a big increase in hiring in December.

___ Stocks swing to huge gains after jobs report, trade talks NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks soar on Wall Street, erasing the plunge they took a day earlier, as a string of encouraging developments relieve investors who have been worried about the U.S. economy.

American shale a success but OPEC still 800 pound gorilla.

An American Indian activist named in a federal racketeering lawsuit filed by the Dakota Access oil pipeline developer denies wrongdoing.

An Illinois company has won a $92 million contract to deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel to accommodate larger oil tankers.

A closely watched survey is showing that the protests that brought much of France to a standstill in December weighed on economic activity across the 19-country eurozone, with growth at its slowest in more than four years.

Apple's warning that its sales in China weakened over the holidays added to investors' fears that the global economy is losing strength, with the trade fight between the U.S. and China making the situation worse.

Several insurance companies have filed lawsuits blaming Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for a deadly California wildfire that destroyed 14,000 homes and triggered billions of dollars in insurance claims.

National Grid and union representatives reached a tentative agreement to end a bitter contract dispute that has left about 1,200 natural gas employees locked out for months in Massachusetts, according to both sides.

Asian markets were mixed on Thursday after tumbling more than 1 percent on the first trading day of 2019.

Global stocks are falling to start 2019 after more shaky economic news from China.

Michigan's new governor and attorney general moved quickly Wednesday to review the legality of a contentious state deal to run an oil pipeline beneath a crucial section of the Great Lakes.

___ The stock market starts off 2019 with more turbulence NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks finish the first trading day of 2019 with small gains as a roller-coaster ride continues for the market.

Dominion Energy says it has completed its merger with a South Carolina utility drowning in debt after the failure of a nuclear construction project.

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A North Dakota judge has refused to award attorney fees to a North Carolina security company that won a court case in the wake of protests over the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

A price-tracking service says the national average for gasoline will surge to about $3 a gallon by May before easing the rest of 2019.