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Prosecutors have displayed $2 million in cash, which they claim was a bribe, at the corruption trial of a former Russian economic development minister.

Prosecutors have displayed $2 million in cash, which they claim was a bribe, at the corruption trial of a former Russian economic development minister.

ConocoPhillips, the largest U.S. independent oil and natural gas producer, said on Wednesday it would spend $5.5 billion annually for the rest of the decade on capital projects as long as oil prices stay above $50 per barrel.

ConocoPhillips, the largest U.S. independent oil and natural gas producer, said on Wednesday it would spend $5.5 billion annually for the rest of the decade on capital projects as long as oil prices stay above $50 per barrel.

President Donald Trump's agenda in Beijing is expected to be led by the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons and demands that China do more to balance trade with America.

President Donald Trump's agenda in Beijing is expected to be led by the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons and demands that China do more to balance trade with America.

Forbes is reporting that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross exaggerated his net worth to the magazine by $2 billion.

Forbes is reporting that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross exaggerated his net worth to the magazine by $2 billion.

U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday morning as health care companies and banks made modest gains.

U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday morning as health care companies and banks made modest gains.

American Wind Energy Association CEO Tom Kiernan on Wednesday said the GOP tax reform plan will be a major blow to the alternative energy sector.

American Wind Energy Association CEO Tom Kiernan on Wednesday said the GOP tax reform plan will be a major blow to the alternative energy sector.

Opponents of some Obama-era oil and gas regulations say a decision by a federal appeals court in Denver could allow those rules to go into effect temporarily, even though the Trump administration plans to revoke them.

Opponents of some Obama-era oil and gas regulations say a decision by a federal appeals court in Denver could allow those rules to go into effect temporarily, even though the Trump administration plans to revoke them.

___ How wealthy would gain at expense of others in GOP tax plan WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republicans' tax-cut plan springs from a core argument: What's good for big business and the moneyed elite is inevitably good for the economy and everyone else.

___ How wealthy would gain at expense of others in GOP tax plan WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republicans' tax-cut plan springs from a core argument: What's good for big business and the moneyed elite is inevitably good for the economy and everyone else.

Oil settled lower on Tuesday after rising to the highest since July 2015 the previous day.

Oil settled lower on Tuesday after rising to the highest since July 2015 the previous day.

Newly leaked documents show that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, the Trump administration's point man on trade and manufacturing policy, has a stake in a company that does business with a gas producer partly owned by the son-in-law of Russian President Vladimir Putin.