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The prime ministers of four Central European countries in the European Union have reiterated their opposition to migration, with the Hungarian leader calling for a "new blueprint" for the continent to be successful.

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 11 this week to 947.

U.S. stocks are mixed Thursday morning as health care companies including Biogen and Celgene rise, but airlines continue to take steep losses as investors worry about rising costs and the possibility of falling fares.

Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday after stocks wobbled on Wall Street.

Banks and health care companies are rising Wednesday and retailers are making gains as stocks are on pace to add to a three-day winning streak.

The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos (all times local): 9:45 a.m.

Federal safety records show 10 workers have died over the past decade at well sites linked to drilling contractor Patterson-UTI, the same driller involved in this week's rig explosion in Oklahoma that killed five workers.

___ Dollar tumbles after US treasury chief welcomes weaker value DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The U.S. treasury chief has welcomed a weaker value in the dollar, breaking with a past commitment by the U.S. government to back a strong dollar.

Lobbyists for New Jersey's largest utility worked with former Gov. Chris Christie's administration to craft a $300 million bail out for nuclear power, while adding language to shield the company's financial information from the public, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.

The Trump administration has imposed a slew of sanctions on North Korean financial and business networks in China and Russia in the latest effort to cut off revenues for its nuclear and missile development.

President Trump is due to arrive in Davos, Switzerland on Friday for a much-anticipated speech about his ‘America First’ agenda to attendees at the World Economic Forum.

Japan's Foreign Ministry says a Japanese navy surveillance aircraft has spotted a Dominican-flagged oil tanker apparently transferring fuel to a North Korean tanker in the open seas.

U.S. stocks are mixed in early trading Tuesday as consumer-focused companies like Netflix and Amazon climb while household goods makers including Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble sink following disappointing quarterly reports.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that oil and natural gas companies can be sued when a worker is killed or injured on the job.

The search is resuming for five people who are unaccounted for after a fiery explosion at an Oklahoma gas drilling rig.

The Latest on a fiery explosion at an Oklahoma gas drilling rig (all times local): 10:25 a.m.

The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local): 9:55 a.m.

___ Trump move to tax some imports creates its own risks for US WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's decision Tuesday to tax imported solar cells and washing machines is meant to make good on his vow to reverse decades of U.S. support for free trade and to protect American jobs from foreign competition.