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___ US and China work on ZTE rescue; Mnuchin denies quid pro quo WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China are working toward an agreement that would ease U.S. sanctions that were imposed on ZTE Corp. and let the Chinese telecommunications giant stay in business.

Technology companies and banks are rising Tuesday morning as U.S. stocks head higher for the second day in a row.

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

A Denver-based oil company operating in the Bakken oil patch says employees failed to report five spills in northwest North Dakota dating to October.

Asian markets were mostly lower Tuesday after Wall Street gained as Italy moved toward forming a euroskeptic-led government.

Stocks are jumping Monday morning after the U.S. and China appeared to make major progress in trade talks.

Ameren Missouri plans to build a 400-megawatt wind farm in rural northeast Missouri, creating enough power to serve 120,000 homes within two years, the company said Monday.

A high-ranking official with Total says the French energy company is looking to expand its search for natural gas off Cyprus' south coast.

Global stock markets were higher on Monday as investors cheered the outcome of negotiations between the United States and China that put a trade war on hold, clearing uncertainty.

The average price of regular-grade gasoline in the U.S. jumped 10 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $3.00.

Authorities say an explosion and fire at a chemical plant near Houston injured 20 people and left one missing.

A prominent American economist says getting rid of fossil fuels by mid-century and making the switch to large-scale renewable energy sources and nuclear power offers the best chance of meeting the climate change targets set out by the Paris accord.

The major U.S. stock indexes finished mixed Friday as declines in banks and technology companies offset gains elsewhere in the market.

U.S. stocks indexes edged mostly lower in early trading Friday, adding to the market's modest losses from a day earlier.

A nuclear power plant in southeastern Washington shut down unexpectedly Friday.

More than a million chain saws are being recalled because they have a faulty power switch that could fail to shut off the tool.

Michigan's two dominant utilities committed Friday to increase the power they produce from wind and other renewable sources to 25 percent by 2030 under pressure from billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, who ended a ballot drive opposed by the electric providers in response.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine.

The Latest on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's trip to Russia (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin says that gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine may continue even after the launch of a new prospective Germany-bound pipeline under the Baltic Sea.