Energy surge sends US consumer prices up 0.5 pct.
U.S. consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in September, the largest increase in eight months.
US inflation figures set to set market tone at week's end
Asian stock markets were subdued on Friday, apart from another strong gain by Japan's benchmark.
US inflation figures set to set market tone at week's end
Asian stock markets were subdued on Friday, apart from another strong gain by Japan's benchmark.
Asian markets subdued as investors brace for earnings season
U.S. stocks are slipping in early trading Thursday as retailers and communications and media companies decline.
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___ Trump's health care end run reflects frustrations WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated over setbacks in Congress, President Donald Trump wielded his rule-making power Thursday to launch an end run that might get him closer to his goal of repealing and replacing "Obamacare."
Paris hopes to ban gas-powered cars in city by 2030
The noise of car engines enveloping the streets of the French capital might in the future become a memory for Paris pedestrians.
North Dakota landowners' lawsuit against pipeline dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nearly two dozen North Dakota landowners who alleged the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline and a consultant used deceit and fraud to acquire private land easements for the project.
Greenpeace activists light fireworks at French nuclear plant
Eight environmental have broken into a French nuclear power station and set off fireworks to urge better protection for nuclear waste and protest France's dependence on atomic energy.
Dura-Bond Industries laying off 180 in central Pennsylvania
A company that makes and coats steel pipe used in the natural gas and oil industry plans to lay off 180 workers at a central Pennsylvania plant.
Stocks mixed amid earnings, Brexit talks deadlock
Asian shares advanced Thursday, taking their cue from the latest record highs on Wall Street.
Oil prices fall on higher US crude inventories
Oil prices slipped on Thursday as U.S. fuel inventories rose despite efforts by OPEC to cut production.
Oil prices fall on higher US crude inventories
Oil prices slipped on Thursday as U.S. fuel inventories rose despite efforts by OPEC to cut production.
Largest solar array in Maine is now fully operational
Maine's largest solar array is now fully operational as the final 25 percent of the 26,000-panel array was brought online this week.
Asian shares mostly rise, taking cue from Wall Street gains
Household goods makers and health care companies are edging higher while banks and energy companies fall Wednesday morning.
Enbridge Energy defends plan to replace Line 3 oil pipeline
Enbridge Energy is disputing a state agency's recommendation against the company's proposal for replacing its aging Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
Could cyberattacks knock out lights in the US? Not so easily
Hackers likely linked to the North Korean government targeted a U.S. electricity company last month, according to a security firm that says it detected and stopped the attacks.
Could cyberattacks knock out lights in the US? Not so easily
Hackers likely linked to the North Korean government targeted a U.S. electricity company last month, according to a security firm that says it detected and stopped the attacks.
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___ Fed debated mystery of persistently low inflation WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials at their September meeting struggled to come to terms with persistently low inflation.
Judge allows Dakota Access pipeline to keep running
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Dakota Access oil pipeline can continue operating while a study is completed to assess its environmental impact on an American Indian tribe.
Odd bedfellows fight Trump bid to boost coal, nuclear energy
The Trump administration says coal is back and nuclear energy is cool.








