Energy in America

India has welcomed a U.S. decision to allow it to continue to import Iranian crude oil and develop an Iranian port for trade with Afghanistan despite Washington's reimposition of sanctions on Iran.

Asian stock markets fell Friday after a post-election Wall Street rally faded and the U.S. Federal Reserve suggested it will keep raising interest rates.

Stocks in the U.S. are taking small losses Thursday morning after a big rally the day before.

Stocks in the U.S. slipped Thursday as the ninth consecutive drop in crude oil prices hurt energy companies.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

A Denmark-based company that makes wind turbine blades is expanding its New Orleans office into a tech center for the Americas that will test new design and building techniques.

Poland's main gas company has signed a long-term contract to receive deliveries of liquefied natural gas from the United States as part of a larger effort to reduce its energy dependence on Russia.

The International Monetary Fund is warning that uncertainty associated with the policies of the incoming administration of Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador persists and poses a significant challenge for the country's economy.

The decision is a blow to TransCanada.

Mountain Valley Pipeline developers have submitted a request to extend the natural gas pipeline project into North Carolina.

Iran's oil minister predicts a painful time for international oil customers as U.S. sanctions take hold, saying waivers Washington granted to eight major oil-importing countries are not enough for market demands.

The foreign ministers of China and Australia are meeting in Beijing in a sign of a thaw in the recently frosty relationship between the key economic partners.

Wall Street is set to open higher Wednesday after the U.S. midterm elections showed the Democrats winning control of the House of Representatives and the Republicans keeping a majority in the Senate.

___ Tech and health care lead US stock surge after midterms NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied Wednesday as investors were relieved to see that the U.S. midterm elections went largely as they expected they would.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 1:45 a.m.

The outcome of the midterm elections was good for the stock market in general, mostly because it didn't produce any big surprises, but it was especially good for the health care industry and several other companies.

Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as the Democratic Party appeared on track to take back control of the U.S. House of Representatives, potentially putting a check on President Donald Trump.

Germany luxury automaker BMW says net profit fell 24 percent in the third quarter as the company faced market disruptions caused by other companies failing to get vehicles certified for new European Union emissions tests.

The Australian government has warned it intends to block a Hong Kong and Chinese consortium's 13 billion Australian dollar ($9 billion) takeover bid for an energy infrastructure company because it conflicts with Australia's national interest.

U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday morning as technology stocks recover some of the big losses they took over the last month.