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U.S. stocks are slightly higher Tuesday morning as energy companies rise along with the price of crude oil.

BNSF Railway says less oil spilled from derailed tanker cars in northwest Iowa last month than originally believed.

The daughter of a 68-year-old woman who died last week after her electricity was turned off says a utility company representative was told about her medical condition in June.

___ Stuck in trade war, US and China face uncertain path to deal WASHINGTON (AP) — As the trade war between the world's two largest economies nears the end of its first week, its most unsettling fact may be this: No one seems to foresee any clear path to peace.

The Trump administration is advancing its plan to replace the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts against global warming with a new rule expected to be friendlier to the coal industry.

Capacity issues restraining Permian Basin production could be solved within the next year or two.

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN'-juhm) is suing the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline over agricultural land the company owns.

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

Asian markets were mostly higher on Tuesday as overnight gains on Wall Street and the lack of bad news surrounding U.S.-China tariffs boosted sentiment.

China's President Xi Jinping has pledged more than $23 billion in lines of credit, loans and humanitarian assistance to Arab countries in a major push for influence in the region.

___ How China could hurt US once it ran out of imports to tax BEIJING (AP) — In his trade war with China, President Donald Trump wields one seeming advantage: The United States could ultimately slap tariffs on more than $500 billion in imported Chinese goods.

U.S. stocks climbed with other markets on Monday as worries about trade tensions between the United States and the rest of the world took a back seat.

Global oil prices are steadily climbing and may continue that trend.

Global shares were mostly higher Monday after a weekend of relative quiet in the escalating trade standoff between the U.S. and China.

Bernstein Research says oil producers need to invest more money in long-term projects.

A federal appeals court's ruling allows construction to continue on a crude oil pipeline through an environmentally fragile Louisiana swamp.

A federal judge in Wisconsin fined a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Friday for stealing trade secrets from a Massachusetts-based technology company, wrapping up an investigation that spanned three countries.

___ US-China trade war elevates the risks to the global economy WASHINGTON (AP) — The trade war that has erupted between the U.S. and China carries a major risk of escalation that could weaken investment, depress spending, unsettle financial markets and slow the global economy.