Energy in America

The Latest on a fire threatening a natural gas pipeline in the San Francisco Bay Area (all times local): 8:15 a.m.

___ Job growth is found to be no cure for a community's poverty BALTIMORE (AP) — A healthy dose of job growth has long been seen as a likely cure for poverty.

Energy giant BP says it's added the equivalent of 30,000 barrels of oil a day to production at its largest Gulf of Mexico platform, called Thunder Horse .

Shares fell Thursday in Asia after a retreat on Wall Street driven by sell-offs of technology shares, homebuilders and retailers.

Shares turned higher in Europe on Thursday after declines in Asia and on Wall Street.

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The U.S. can produce 14 million barrels of oil per day by 2020, the head of the Interior Department said.

U.S. stocks are mixed Monday as technology companies continue to slump and the Commerce Department said retail sales remained sluggish in September.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Harris Corp., up $18.38 to $173.25 The defense contractor said it will combine with competitor L3 Technologies in an all-stock deal.

The Latest on the Trump administration considering the use of military bases or other federal facilities to export fossil fuels (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia as officials seek to bolster the domestic energy industry and circumvent environmental opposition to fossil fuel exports, according to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and two Republican lawmakers.

Federal investigators are confirming overpressurized natural gas lines were the source of the deadly explosions and fires in communities north of Boston last month.

Protesters have gathered near a shale gas exploration site in northwestern England, as fracking began in the U.K. for the first time since 2011.

Trump administration eyes military bases, federal facilities for coal, gas exports after states block West Coast ports.

U.S. consumer spending edged up a slight 0.1 percent in September, a disappointing performance in which rebounding auto sales was offset by weakness in other areas.

Asian stocks slipped Monday, as investor worries continued about global trade tensions and prospects for economic growth.