S Korean firm joins Ohio effort to build petrochemical plant
Gov. John Kasich said Monday that a major South Korean industrial plant builder has joined an effort to build a multibillion-dollar petrochemical plant in eastern Ohio to take advantage of the region's oil-and-gas boom.
Markets Right Now: A mixed finish for US stock indexes
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.
China shrinks steel industry slowly, drawing Western ire
China's steel mills, a target of U.S. President Donald Trump's ire, are their industry's 800-pound gorilla: They supply half of world output, so every move they make has a global impact.
Thousands march to protest Canada pipeline expansion project
Anti-pipeline activists are erecting a cedar protest structure within distance of Kinder Morgan's storage tank farm in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby.
Trump tariffs may imperil a delicate global economic rebound
Things had been going along so nicely.
Pennsylvania GOP candidate bets on Trump: ‘I’m ready to be his wingman’
Amid a contentious, neck-to-neck race for Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, Republican candidate Rick Saccone hopes that throwing his support behind President Trump -- and, more importantly, Trump’s manufacturing-friendly policies -- could win him the first special election of 2018.
Historic Nevada divorce house may be moved for redevelopment
A developer wants to relocate two historic houses that lie in the path of its revitalization project in downtown Reno, including one that played a key role in the city's emergence in the 1930s as the "Divorce Capital of the World."
The Latest: Indigenous leaders begin anti-pipeline march
The Latest on Canada pipeline protest (all times local): 10:50 a.m.
Atmos investigated leaks before fatal Dallas house blast
An email sent by Atmos Energy to state regulators reveals company workers were investigating gas leaks involving fires at two Dallas homes some 12 hours before an explosion at another home killed a 12-year-old girl.
Indigenous, environmental leaders protest Canada pipeline
Indigenous leaders and environmental activists are converging in the Vancouver area to protest a $5.7 billion ($7.4 billion Canadian) pipeline expansion project that pumps oil from Canada's tar sands to the Pacific Coast.
Agriculture Secretary: Trump tariffs not as bad as feared
Agricultural Secretary Sonny Perdue said Friday that while he's as anxious as farmers are about President Donald Trump's new tariffs, the move doesn't look as bad as he originally thought.
Groups seeks review of Grand Canyon-area mining claims ban
A mining industry group is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Obama-era ban on new mining claims around the Grand Canyon.
The Latest: Greitens lauds plan for aluminum smelter
The Latest on plans for a new aluminum smelter in southeast Missouri (all times local): 3:35 p.m. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says a new aluminum smelter will help revitalize the Missouri Bootheel region.
US may tie NATO contributions to tariff exemptions
The Republican chairman of a Senate oversight committee is launching a review of the president's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
US hiring surge last month pulls in flood of new workers
The February U.S. jobs report being released Friday will help address a question on the minds of many: Is worker pay finally accelerating?
Tennessee fines chemical plant $25,000 in hydrogen explosion
Tennessee regulators have fined a chemical plant $25,000 for an explosion that shut down an interstate and put several schools on lockdown.
Jersey Shore town seeks ferry to dock next to Kushner resort
The federal government has been advising a beach town on the Jersey Shore on plans to build a pier and start a ferry service that would speed New Yorkers to the doorstep of a resort co-owned by Jared Kushner.
Court: TransCanada doesn't have to pay landowner attorneys
The Nebraska Supreme Court says the builder of the Keystone XL pipeline doesn't have to reimburse attorneys who defended landowners against the company's efforts to gain access to their land.
Where Americans found jobs: Construction, retail, factories
Construction led the way in February in a month of powerful hiring for the U.S. economy.
The Latest: Argentina's Macri expresses concerns to Trump
The Latest on the international reaction to President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum (all times local): 11 a.m.










