Energy in America

Lava from the Kilauea volcano oozed over two wells at a geothermal power plant on Hawaii's Big Island, but county officials say the flow has stopped.

Thousands of Brazilian truckers are continuing a strike over fuel prices that has led to shortages and disruptions across Latin America's largest nation.

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday as investors digested the latest developments regarding North Korea and Italian politics.

A strike by Brazilian truckers that has caused shortages at gas stations and supermarkets across Latin America's biggest country has entered a seventh day with no immediate solution in sight.

Bus and metro services in several Brazilian cities have been reduced and several flights have been cancelled as a truckers' strike enters its sixth day.

Energy companies and oil prices are sinking again Friday morning on reports OPEC countries plan to produce more oil soon.

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

Asian stock indexes were mostly lower Friday as investors factored in fresh geopolitical uncertainty following the abrupt cancellation of a meeting between the U.S. and North Korean leaders.

U.S. stocks are lower Thursday morning after President Donald Trump said he is canceling a planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Attorneys for North Dakota regulators and a North Carolina-based private security company argued in court Thursday over the proper venue to resolve a dispute over whether the company acted illegally during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline and should be fined.

The Latest on a legal challenge to the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Attorneys for the Trump administration have asked a judge to let TransCanada Corporation move forward with the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.

A truckers' strike is snarling traffic around Brazil and causing fuel shortages that have forced Rio de Janeiro to reduce the number of buses circulating.

U.S. stocks finished mostly lower Thursday as energy companies skidded along with oil prices.

Attorneys for the Trump administration were due in a Montana courtroom Thursday to defend the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline against environmental groups that want to derail the project.

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

The European Union is imposing a series of obligations on Russian energy giant Gazprom to improve the flow of gas at competitive prices in eastern Europe.

Production wells at a geothermal plant under threat by lava flowing from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano have been plugged to prevent toxic gases from seeping out.