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Asian markets were higher Thursday, tracking solid overnight gains on Wall Street despite lingering concerns about the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and trade tensions between Asia and the U.S. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.4 percent to close at 22,497.18.

South Carolina's state owned utility paid $9 million in performance bonuses to executives of a private utility for two nuclear reactors that were never finished, according to the public utility and emails turned over to state and federal investigators.

The Latest on two nuclear reactors abandoned during construction in South Carolina (all times local): 6 p.m. South Carolina's state owned utility paid $5 million in performance bonuses to executives of a private utility for two nuclear reactors that were never finished.

The U.S. decision to withdraw from the nuclear agreement could strain supply.

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Major companies, particularly in Europe, could see billions of dollars in commercial deals canceled because of the U.S. decision to reinstall sanctions on Iran, though the ultimate impact remains unclear due to the possibility of renegotiations and exemptions, experts say.

The federal agency that oversees the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile is expected this week to release a report on the best site option for the United States as it looks to ramp up production of the plutonium cores that trigger nuclear warheads.

Stocks closed broadly higher Wednesday, led by technology companies and banks.

U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Wednesday, led by gains in energy companies.

A shareholder lawsuit alleges an oil and gas company focused on keeping old wells running, not fixing potential safety problems in the months before a fatal house explosion in Colorado.

A group of Virginia and West Virginia landowners along the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline will have a day in court this week in their eminent domain lawsuit against the project.

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

Oil prices surged while Asian stock markets traded mixed on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced the United States will withdraw from a 2015 nuclear accord with Iran and re-impose sanctions.

Officials say a multi-agency effort to mitigate potential pollution after a suspected boat anchor strike damaged underwater electric cables and oil pipelines in the waterway that connects Lake Huron and Lake Michigan has wrapped up.

Industrial equipment maker Siemens saw profit rise in the first three months of the year as the company booked a one-time gain related to pensions while profits from its factory digitalization business helped offset sagging results from fossil fuel power generation.

The U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal means Boeing's licenses to sell billions of dollars in commercial jetliners to Iran will be revoked, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday.

Republican senators say President Donald Trump will allow year-round sales of renewable fuel with blends of 15 percent ethanol as part of an emerging deal to make changes to the federal ethanol mandate.

___ Google showcases AI advances at its big conference MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.

U.S. stocks edged lower in early trading Tuesday, giving up gains from a day earlier.