High or Dry? California legal pot to test supply pipeline
Most Californians with an urge to smoke a joint will enter the state's legal marijuana marketplace through a single doorway — at a retail shop.
Dominion-SCANA merger could mean pipeline expansion
Both supporters and opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline say Dominion Energy's proposed merger with a South Carolina energy company could open the door to making the natural gas project even bigger.
Serbia picks French firm to run Belgrade airport concession
Serbia's government has picked France's Vinci Airports for a 25-year concession to run the main Belgrade airport, the biggest in western Balkans.
Markets Right Now: Stocks close higher, led by technology
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.
Correction: Oregon-Monsanto Lawsuit story
The state of Oregon sued the agrochemical company Monsanto on Thursday over pervasive pollution from PCBs, the toxic industrial chemicals that have accumulated in plants, fish and people around the globe for decades.
Correction: Washington-Monsanto Lawsuit story
Washington has become the first U.S. state to sue the agrochemical giant Monsanto over pervasive pollution from PCBs, the toxic industrial chemicals that have accumulated in plants, fish and people around the globe for decades.
2 more airlines give employees bonuses after tax law
Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways are the latest airlines to pay bonuses to employees after passage of a new tax law that figures to help the carriers.
Minnesota releases crucial draft permit for disputed mine
A contentious copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota has taken another step forward with state regulators releasing a crucial draft permit for public comment.
ONEOK Inc. plans to build $1.4 billion natural gas pipeline
An Oklahoma natural gas liquids company has announced plans to create a $1.4 billion pipeline system from eastern Montana to the company's existing facilities in central Kansas.
China tightens North Korea trade limits under UN sanctions
China has tightened restrictions on trade with North Korea under U.N. nuclear sanctions, imposing a cap on oil supplies to the North and banning imports of its steel and other goods.
Asian stocks up as Dow breaks record, Koreas agree to talk
The Dow Jones industrial average is trading above 25,000 points for the first time early Thursday, breaking another 1,000-point milestone.
Southwest agrees to pay $15 million over collusion claims
Southwest Airlines will pay $15 million to settle class-action lawsuits that accuse the four biggest U.S. carriers of conspiring to boost prices by holding down the supply of tickets for sale.
Lawyer: Cyprus court rules factory chemical caused cancer
A lawyer says a Cyprus court has for the first time found the government negligent for allowing a factory to emit for years a chemical that it said caused cancer in nearby residents.
Survey: US businesses add a strong 250,000 jobs in December
U.S. companies closed out 2017 with strong hiring in December, adding the most jobs in nine months.
Poland starts aviation group to capitalize on air travel
Poland has created a new aviation company based on the national airline, LOT, that aims to capitalize on a planned major airport and on the region's growing air travel market.
Arkansas panel stands by proposal to ban disputed herbicide
Arkansas regulators are standing by their plan to ban an herbicide farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, despite a request from lawmakers to reconsider the restriction and a lawsuit by a maker of the weed killer.
Construction CEOs: We're hiring but can't find workers
U.S. construction spending rose to an all-time high of $1.257 trillion in November, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday, as the construction sector overall gears up for a boom in 2018.
American Airlines CEO takes in $19 million from stock sale
The CEO of American Airlines just raised $19.2 million by selling some of his shares.
Murphy labels transit a 'national disgrace.' Can he fix it?
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy might have been quoting a Twitter rant from one of the legions of frustrated commuters when he characterized the state's public transportation corporation last month as "the national disgrace that is New Jersey Transit."
Appalachia underground natural gas storage clears 1st test
Plans for an underground liquefied natural gas storage hub pegged as a major job creator for Appalachia have cleared their first big hurdle.









