Energy in America

Stocks held steady on Friday after a report showed that the U.S. job market strengthened last month, but not by quite as much as expected.

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 11 this week to 898.

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 11 this week to 898.

A Nigerian militant group has announced an end to its cease-fire with the Nigerian government, raising the prospects of renewed attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta.

A Nigerian militant group has announced an end to its cease-fire with the Nigerian government, raising the prospects of renewed attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta.

The energy industry has winners and losers in the new House GOP tax bill.

The energy industry has winners and losers in the new House GOP tax bill.

Trial likely will be delayed for an American Indian activist accused of inciting a riot during protests in North Dakota against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, as his attorneys gather more evidence to present a "necessity" defense.

Trial likely will be delayed for an American Indian activist accused of inciting a riot during protests in North Dakota against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, as his attorneys gather more evidence to present a "necessity" defense.

Asian stocks were mixed Friday in holiday-thinned trading as investors digested uninspiring Chinese economic data, Donald Trump's pick for next Fed chief and a U.S. tax cut plan.

Asian stocks were mixed Friday in holiday-thinned trading as investors digested uninspiring Chinese economic data, Donald Trump's pick for next Fed chief and a U.S. tax cut plan.

The Trump administration says it will hold a public hearing on its intention to nullify an Obama-era plan to limit planet-warming carbon emissions in a state that depends on coal mining.

The Trump administration says it will hold a public hearing on its intention to nullify an Obama-era plan to limit planet-warming carbon emissions in a state that depends on coal mining.

U.S. stocks are slipping Thursday morning as Wall Street waits for news about House Republicans' tax proposals and President Donald Trump's choice for Federal Reserve chair.

U.S. stocks are slipping Thursday morning as Wall Street waits for news about House Republicans' tax proposals and President Donald Trump's choice for Federal Reserve chair.

Venezuela's president says his country will begin the process of restructuring its debt in the face of a deep economic crisis and foreign sanctions.

Highlights of the GOP tax plan.

___ Trump nominates Jerome Powell to be next Fed chairman WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tapped Jerome Powell on Thursday to replace Janet Yellen as Fed chair when her term ends in February, choosing a moderate member of the Fed's board who has backed Yellen's cautious approach to interest rate hikes.

The builder of the Dakota Access oil pipeline and the federal agency that permitted the project are objecting to an effort by American Indian tribes to bolster protections for their water supply.

A company that has failed to stop a 13-year-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is asking for more time to negotiate a settlement that could allow it to recover millions of dollars it set aside for work to end the leak.