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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.

Putin says gas supplies via Ukraine may continue even after launch of new Germany-bound pipeline under the Baltic Sea.

Asian stock markets were marginally higher on Friday as U.S. and Chinese officials held a new round of talks seeking to avert a trade war between the world's two largest economies.

A study says a Chinese-backed plan for Cambodia to build the Mekong River's biggest dam would destroy fisheries that feed millions and worsen tensions with Vietnam, the downstream country with most to lose from dams on the waterway.

Stock indexes are edging mostly higher in morning trading Thursday, shaking off an early stumble.

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American officials say a pipeline project between Russia and Germany risks triggering U.S. sanctions because of security concerns.

Iranian state TV is reporting that Tehran has signed an agreement with a British consortium to develop an oil field in the country's south.

Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday, wiping out early gains after strong factory data from the U.S. lifted shares on Wall Street.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: Abaxis Inc., up $11.59 to $83.34

U.S. stock indexes are edging higher in early trading Wednesday, and Macy's is leading a retail sector rally.

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

Environmental groups and the lead developer of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline were at odds Wednesday over what happens now that a federal appeals court has vacated a key permit for the multistate project.

Canada's finance minister says the federal government will cover any losses a pipeline builder might suffer if British Colombia's provincial government continues to obstruct the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.