Energy in America

The new leader of the Environmental Protection Agency is a former coal industry lobbyist who helped lead an industry fight against regulations that protect Americans' health and address climate change.

U.S. stocks are up broadly in early trading Thursday, turning major indexes higher for the week as markets reopen following the Independence Day holiday.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Embraer S.A., down $2.71 at $23.50 Boeing will own 80 percent of a joint venture with the Brazilian jet maker.

The National Transportation Safety Board says a fatigue crack caused last year's rupture of the Keystone oil pipeline in South Dakota.

The Texas Panhandle is getting another wind farm to generate electricity for the state and for New Mexico.

The much-touted initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Arabia's giant state-owned oil company Aramco has stalled and, according to government officials and people familiar with the matter, will probably never take place, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday.

Four dozen Texas gasoline stations accused of Hurricane Harvey-related price gouging have agreed to issue refunds to purchasers.

BP is planning to sell its stake in a large northern Alaska oil field to ConocoPhillips and increase its holdings in an offshore oil field near the United Kingdom.

Norway's Accident Investigation Board says "a fatigue fracture" in the main rotor gearbox caused an Airbus EC-225 helicopter to crash off western Norway in 2016, killing all 13 people on board.

Iran's representative to OPEC says U.S. President Donald Trump should stop tweeting about wanting lower oil prices, saying that doing so has the opposite effect.

Asian markets tumbled Thursday as China reiterated its determination to protect its interests in a rancorous trade dispute with Washington.

Japan's nuclear policy-setting body has endorsed a call for stricter management of its fuel recycling program to reduce its plutonium stockpile.

Here are some of the Chinese technology world's biggest names: ZTE CORP.: The No. 2 Chinese maker of network gear for phone and internet companies was nearly driven out of business this year after running afoul of Washington over its exports to Iran and North Korea.

President Donald Trump says OPEC is "doing little to help" rising gas prices and claims "if anything, they are driving prices higher."

Arizona's largest utility is fiercely opposing a push to mandate increased use of renewable energy in the sun-drenched state, setting up a political fight over a measure funded by a California billionaire.

The subway in Azerbaijan's capital has suspended service in the wake of a massive blackout in the Caspian Sea nation.

Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday after U.S. stocks succumbed to a sell-off in the final minutes of trading, snapping a three-day winning streak.

Neither higher gas prices nor rising interest rates could put a damper on U.S. auto sales during the first half of the year.

U.S. stocks veered lower in afternoon trading Tuesday as losses in technology companies and banks outweighed gains elsewhere.

___ Why they fight: US and China brawl over high technology WASHINGTON (AP) — To understand why the United States and China stand on the brink of a trade war, consider the near-death experience of American Superconductor Corp.