Asian stocks rise on possible US-China talks amid tensions
U.S. stock indexes are little changed Wednesday morning as energy companies continue to rise with oil prices, but technology companies head lower.
Landowners oppose oil pipeline before Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court has heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by a group of landowners who claim construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline on their property violated the Iowa Constitution.
Markets Right Now: US stocks end mostly flat on Wall Street
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): ___ 9:35 a.m.
Appeals court: Dominion did not violate Clean Water Act
A federal appeals court has found that Dominion Energy's discharge of arsenic from a coal ash storage site through groundwater into surrounding waters doesn't violate the U.S. Clean Water Act.
Stocks mixed on US-China dispute; oil pushed up by hurricane
Asian shares fell on Wednesday as China delayed issuing licenses to American businesses hoping to operate in the country amid the looming threat of more trade tariffs from Washington.
Minnesota regulators postpone Line 3 meeting after protests
Minnesota regulators postponed a meeting Tuesday on Enbridge Energy's planned Line 3 replacement after pipeline opponents disrupted the meeting with a bullhorn and a boombox.
Correction: Carbon Fee-Washington story
Voters in Washington state will be asked this fall to do what state and federal leaders have been reluctant to: charge a direct fee on carbon pollution to fight climate change.
Ex-CEO of Texas fracking sand company gets 15 years in scam
The former CEO of a Texas fracking sand company must serve 15 years in federal prison over a $6 million Ponzi scheme that also landed an ex-lawmaker behind bars.
Asian stocks fall as China reacts to US tariffs
Stocks are little changed Tuesday morning as a trade complaint by China puts some pressure on industrial and basic materials companies, and insurance companies take losses as Hurricane Florence moves toward the East Coast.
The Latest: Tribes say Trump illegally approved oil pipeline
The Latest on a lawsuit over the Keystone XL Pipeline (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Native American tribes in Montana and South Dakota say the Trump administration approved the Keystone XL oil pipeline without fully considering its potential damage to burial grounds and other cultural sites.
AP FACT CHECK: White House's selective reading on economy
President Donald Trump pitched a wildly off-base claim about economic growth Monday as the White House used selective statistics to build a case that the economy is doing much better than when Barack Obama was in office.
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Asian stocks mixed as investors await US tariff hike
U.S. stocks are rising Monday morning as major stock indexes rebound from the previous week's losses.
Tribes: Trump illegally approved oil pipeline from Canada
Native American tribes in Montana and South Dakota say the Trump administration unlawfully approved the Keystone XL oil pipeline without fully considering its potential damage to cultural sites.
Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties
Libya's U.N.-backed government says gunmen have stormed the headquarters of the country's national oil company in the capital Tripoli and taken hostages.
Sri Lanka works to clean oil slicks near capital
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of coast guard and navy personnel on Monday to clean oil slicks on a coastal stretch near the capital following a spill caused by a pipeline leak.
Stock markets pick up after Asia drops over Trump tariffs
European and Asian markets were mostly lower on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested placing tariffs on an additional $267 billion in Chinese goods in a tit-for-tat dispute over trade.
Asian stocks mixed on fears of more US tariffs on China
Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump declared he was considering tariffs on an additional $267 billion in Chinese goods, ratcheting up tensions between the world's two biggest economies.
Pipeline dumps 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into Indiana river
A Texas company says one of its pipelines has spilled more than 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into a river in the northeastern Indiana city of Decatur.
Average US price of gas steady at $2.91 per gallon
U.S. gas prices remained steady over the past two weeks and an analyst says the pump price may start to drop later this month.









