Energy in America

US producer prices unchanged in July as food, gas prices slip, restraining inflation pressures.

The European Union is urging the United States to cut red tape and simplify rules for the export of its liquefied natural gas if Washington wants the 28-nation bloc to buy more.

Chinese stocks surged while other markets in Asia remained mixed on Thursday, as investors watched the latest developments on trade disputes between the United States and China.

Saudi Arabia's energy minister is assuring Canada that the kingdom's diplomatic dispute with Ottawa won't affect oil sales.

U.S. stocks are slightly lower Wednesday morning after a four-day winning streak brought the S&P 500 index to a six-month high.

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

A tentative settlement has been reached in litigation stemming from a methane leak at a Los Angeles storage complex where a massive release of the gas forced thousands from their homes three years ago.

Southern California Gas Company announces nearly $120M settlement for huge gas blowout at Los Angeles storage field.

The Latest on a settlement in litigation over a leak at a Southern California gas storage facility (all times local): 9:55 a.m.

Oil prices were sharply lower.

Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after the U.S. followed through with plans to put higher tariffs on $16 billion in Chinese exports.

U.S. stocks are rising again Tuesday as strong company earnings lift the market.

A conservation group claims a Trump administration committee reviewing royalty payments on fossil fuels from public lands is stacked with industry supporters who conduct some meetings in secret.

___ Tesla CEO drops latest bombshell with $72B buyout proposal SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is considering leading a buyout of the electric car maker in a stunning move that would end the maverick company's eight-year history trading on the stock market.

A team of Navajo high school students from a remote town in southern Utah is building a robot to represent North America in an international robotics competition.

General Electric says it's laying off 200 hourly workers at its upstate New York plant that produces steam turbines for the company's power unit.

A North Dakota judge will not reopen a lawsuit filed against a private security firm hired by the Dakota Access oil pipeline developer during protests over the $3.8 billion project.

U.S. stocks are slightly higher Monday morning as companies including Tyson Foods and Berkshire Hathaway are rising after their second-quarter reports.

___ PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi latest high-profile female CEO to exit PURCHASE, N.Y.

A federal appeals court has thrown out two key permits for the Atlantic Coast pipeline.