Energy in America

North Dakota regulators have approved two oil and gas projects in an effort to improve pipeline safety, meet demand for diesel fuel and reduce the wasteful flaring of excess natural gas.

The Latest on U.S.-imposed sanctions against Russia (all times local): 10:55 a.m.

U.S. stocks are slightly higher Thursday morning as technology and health care companies move up after two days of broad losses.

Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday as investors assessed President Donald Trump's pick for his new economic adviser amid lingering worries over a possible global trade war.

___ Trump picks camera-proven Kudlow as top economic aide WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has chosen Larry Kudlow to be his top economic aide.

Iran's state-run oil company has signed a $740 million agreement with a Russian-Iranian consortium to develop two oil fields near the Iraqi border.

US retail sales slipped 0.1 percent in February; fewer sales at auto dealers and gas stations.

Global shares were mixed Wednesday as Asian markets took a hit from the abrupt departure of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Asian shares fell Wednesday, taking their cue from a dip on Wall Street after the abrupt departure of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

___ Impossible for market to ignore latest Trump policy moves NEW YORK (AP) — Financial markets suddenly care about politics again after ignoring the dysfunction in Washington over the early part of the Trump presidency.

U.S. officials are considering extending the use of an eastern Idaho nuclear waste treatment facility beyond its scheduled closure this year so it can repackage radioactive waste brought in from other states before it's sent to a permanent disposal site in New Mexico.

A German envoy has visited Kosovo in an effort to resolve the Balkan country's dispute with Serbia over an electricity network that has created problems in Europe's power grid.

U.S. stocks are moving higher Tuesday morning after the Labor Department said inflation remained in check last month.

Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday following a lackluster day on Wall Street.

A $1.5 billion settlement was reached in a class-action lawsuit covering tens of thousands of farmers, grain-handling facilities and ethanol plants that sued Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed.

Spain's Repsol has opened its first gas stations in Mexico and says it's aiming for up to 10 percent market share within five years.

A Swiss agribusiness giant has agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement in a lawsuit over genetically modified corn seed variety.

___ Bids to curb health care costs offer little more than talk WASHINGTON (AP) — What began as bipartisan attempt to curb soaring health care premiums in the nation's health insurance markets is faltering in Congress.

The Latest on a multi-million dollar petrochemical plant proposed for eastern Ohio's Belmont County (all times local): 4:50 p.m.

U.S. stocks are rising Monday morning with retailers and technology companies making some of the largest gains.