Energy in America

___ Marriott security breach exposed data of up to 500M guests NEW YORK (AP) — A security breach inside the Marriott hotel empire has compromised the information of as many as 500 million guests worldwide.

Stocks are wobbling ahead of the highly-anticipating trade meeting between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China.

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

Bulgaria is gearing up for the revival of a gas pipeline project that would pump Russian gas through its territory to Central Europe.

The weight of the global oil markets will fall on the backs of Saudi Arabia.

U.N. climate conference host Poland is planning to open a new coal mine next year as demand for energy grows.

China has been seen as the world leader in the battle to cut carbon emissions and prevent a global environmental catastrophe, after President Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris agreement on global climate change in 2017.

Share prices were mixed Friday in Asia ahead of the planned meeting by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 major economies summit this weekend.

The lights will stay on across the English Channel island of Sark after a last-minute agreement was struck in a dispute on the cost of power.

U.S. stocks are lower Thursday morning after huge gains the day before.

California regulators are ordering the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. utility to improve its "safety culture" after questioning the safety qualifications of top executives.

___ Police raid Deutsche Bank offices in money laundering case BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have raided Deutsche Bank's headquarters amid suspicions that its employees helped clients set up offshore companies that were used to launder hundreds of millions of euros.

To the east, the Gulf of Mexico stretches out, blue-green and sparkling.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lifted its annual blending mandate for advanced biofuels by 15 percent for 2019, while keeping the requirement for conventional biofuels like corn-based ethanol steady, according to an agency document seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Former Appalachian coal miners and supporters are in Washington this week to urge lawmakers to extend a tax that benefits miners sick with black lung disease.

The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station will provide technical advice and workforce training at the nation's top site for assembly, disassembly and maintenance of nuclear weapons.

Hundreds of Bulgarian coal miners and energy workers are protesting to demand government guarantees that their jobs will be preserved amid bids by the European Union to close mines and tackle climate change.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley says the Italian-American carmaker will build a fully electric version of the 500 city car and a compact Alfa Romeo SUV at plants in Italy.