Energy in America

The nation's biggest electric grid operator said a Trump administration plan to change the way electricity is priced to reward coal and nuclear power is both unworkable and potentially against the law.

Brent oil rose 1 percent on Tuesday after top exporter Saudi Arabia said it was determined to end a supply glut, while prices also drew support from forecasts of a further drop in U.S. crude inventories as well as nervousness over tensions in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Brent oil rose 1 percent on Tuesday after top exporter Saudi Arabia said it was determined to end a supply glut, while prices also drew support from forecasts of a further drop in U.S. crude inventories as well as nervousness over tensions in Iraqi Kurdistan.

When global oil prices plunged three years ago, alarms went off in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top producers.

When global oil prices plunged three years ago, alarms went off in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top producers.

The Latest on a major investment conference being held in Saudi Arabia (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced plans for a new $500 billion city to be built in the country's northwest that will be run entirely on alternative energy and be an innovation hub for the future.

The Latest on a major investment conference being held in Saudi Arabia (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced plans for a new $500 billion city to be built in the country's northwest that will be run entirely on alternative energy and be an innovation hub for the future.

U.S. stocks are mixed Monday morning as clothing and household goods companies climb while industrial companies stumble.

U.S. stocks are mixed Monday morning as clothing and household goods companies climb while industrial companies stumble.

Eight former members of a federal energy panel — including five former chairs — oppose a Trump administration plan to bolster nuclear and coal-fired power plants.

A British company aims to build a refinery in southwest Mississippi that will turn wood into the equivalent of diesel or jet fuel.

A British company aims to build a refinery in southwest Mississippi that will turn wood into the equivalent of diesel or jet fuel.

A U.N. committee has added 32 items that have both civilian and military uses to a list of prohibited goods and technologies banned from sale or transfer to North Korea.

A U.N. committee has added 32 items that have both civilian and military uses to a list of prohibited goods and technologies banned from sale or transfer to North Korea.

Oil prices were little changed on Monday as supply disruptions in Iraq dented exports by OPEC's second-largest producer and U.S. drilling rates showed a slowdown.

Oil prices were little changed on Monday as supply disruptions in Iraq dented exports by OPEC's second-largest producer and U.S. drilling rates showed a slowdown.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline fell a nickel nationally over the past two weeks to $2.51.