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Shares were mixed Monday in Asia, while Japan's benchmark rose on the back of a parliamentary election victory by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democrats, who had promised stability and growth.

Shares were mixed Monday in Asia, while Japan's benchmark rose on the back of a parliamentary election victory by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democrats, who had promised stability and growth.

Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday, with Japan's benchmark rising on the back of an election victory by the prime minister's ruling party, which had promised stability and growth.

Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday, with Japan's benchmark rising on the back of an election victory by the prime minister's ruling party, which had promised stability and growth.

Motorists are paying a few cents less at the pumps in New Jersey.

Motorists are paying a few cents less at the pumps in New Jersey.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is looking to make peace on biofuels standards with senators from big corn-growing states who could upend President Donald Trump's nominees for important EPA jobs.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is looking to make peace on biofuels standards with senators from big corn-growing states who could upend President Donald Trump's nominees for important EPA jobs.

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 15 this week to 913.

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 15 this week to 913.

A settlement has been reached between two Oklahoma oil and natural gas companies and a woman who was injured in a 2011 earthquake.

A settlement has been reached between two Oklahoma oil and natural gas companies and a woman who was injured in a 2011 earthquake.

U.S. stocks were up slightly in early trading Friday as investors cheered a crop of strong company earnings.

U.S. stocks were up slightly in early trading Friday as investors cheered a crop of strong company earnings.

The retired coal company executive from West Virginia chosen by President Trump to oversee U.S. mining safety says his first priority is preventing people from getting hurt and that he replaced the managers of a mine plagued by safety violations in 2010 and 2011 where a miner died.

Congress is a step closer to opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling.

Congress is a step closer to opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling.

Oil prices fell on Friday and were set for a weekly loss as investors sought to book profits, despite tensions in the Middle East that have slashed supplies of crude.

Oil prices fell on Friday and were set for a weekly loss as investors sought to book profits, despite tensions in the Middle East that have slashed supplies of crude.