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Asian shares were lower in languid trading Tuesday as investors watched for tax reform developments in the U.S. and digested weak manufacturing data from China.

Asian shares were lower in languid trading Tuesday as investors watched for tax reform developments in the U.S. and digested weak manufacturing data from China.

US stocks are wavering between small gains and losses in early trading Monday.

Cash-strapped Venezuela will launch into a discussion Monday with foreign investors about rescuing itself from crushing debt incurred during better times for the oil-rich country.

Cash-strapped Venezuela will launch into a discussion Monday with foreign investors about rescuing itself from crushing debt incurred during better times for the oil-rich country.

___ Oil prices are up now, but surge might be short-term The price of oil has risen by about one-third since the summer, but many experts think the surge won't last.

___ Oil prices are up now, but surge might be short-term The price of oil has risen by about one-third since the summer, but many experts think the surge won't last.

Oil prices held steady in a tight range Monday after briefly testing lower, with support from Middle East tensions and record long bets by fund managers balanced by rising U.S. production.

Oil prices held steady in a tight range Monday after briefly testing lower, with support from Middle East tensions and record long bets by fund managers balanced by rising U.S. production.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: General Electric Co., down $1.47 to $19.02 The industrial company cut its dividend in half and gave a disappointing profit forecast for 2018.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: General Electric Co., down $1.47 to $19.02 The industrial company cut its dividend in half and gave a disappointing profit forecast for 2018.

Oil prices have jumped by about one-third since the summer on signs of stronger economic growth around the world and fear of instability in the Middle East.

Oil prices have jumped by about one-third since the summer on signs of stronger economic growth around the world and fear of instability in the Middle East.

The Latest on climate talks taking place in Germany (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

The Latest on climate talks taking place in Germany (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

The state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. will put a minority stake in its gas station subsidiary up on the local stock market.

The state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. will put a minority stake in its gas station subsidiary up on the local stock market.

An effort by Vermont utility regulators to settle the long-standing, contentious issue of how much noise neighbors of industrial wind projects should be subject to ended up upsetting both proponents of wind power and those who say the noise poses a health risk to people who live near turbines.

An effort by Vermont utility regulators to settle the long-standing, contentious issue of how much noise neighbors of industrial wind projects should be subject to ended up upsetting both proponents of wind power and those who say the noise poses a health risk to people who live near turbines.

Some people living near mountaintop coal mines in West Virginia are frustrated the Trump administration has suspended the latest federal study on the health impact of surface mining in Appalachia.