Trump hails 'energy revolution' as exports surge
With U.S. exports of oil and natural gas surging, President Donald Trump says the U.S. is on the brink of becoming a net exporter of oil, gas and other resources.
Companies, governments assess damage from latest malware
A new, highly virulent strain of malicious software that is crippling computers globally appears to have been sown in Ukraine, where it badly hobbled much of the government and private sector on the eve of a holiday celebrating a post-Soviet constitution.
With bank sanctions and arms sales, US hardens line on China
The Trump administration hardened its approach to China on Thursday, blacklisting a small Chinese bank over dealings with North Korea while approving more than a billion dollars in military sales to Taiwan.
A look at Illinois' budget disaster as impasse hits 3rd year
Illinois has started its third straight fiscal year without a state budget.
Politics cited in trade show's move from Utah to Colorado
Denver will be the new home for the nation's largest outdoor recreation trade show.
The Latest: First day of repair project has a routine feel
The Latest on the commute as rail repairs begin in New York City (all times local): 6 a.m.
Feds release high-speed rail plan, rethinking 2 states
The federal government is rethinking a plan to build new high-speed railroad tracks through parts of Connecticut and Rhode Island after complaints that the project would devastate neighborhoods, marshlands and tourist attractions.
Coal ash neighbors: Don't raise rates as pollution lingers
The nation's largest electric company wants regulators in North Carolina to force consumers to pay nearly $200 million a year to clean up the toxic byproducts of burning coal to generate power.
Gasoline thieves are out of control _ and deadly _ in Mexico
Gasoline thieves are out of control in Mexico, tapping into pipelines in broad daylight often with the support of local townsfolks and under the noses of authorities.
World's plastic waste could bury Manhattan 2 miles deep
Industry has made more than 9.1 billion tons of plastic since 1950 and there's enough left over to bury Manhattan under more than two miles of trash, according to a new cradle-to-grave global study.
US buildings, NFL stadium check panels amid fears of fire
In promotional brochures, a U.S. company boasted of the "stunning visual effect" its shimmering aluminum panels created in an NFL stadium, an Alaskan high school and a luxury hotel along Baltimore's Inner Harbor that "soars 33 stories into the air."
GE beats 2Q profit forecasts despite decline
General Electric Co. (GE) on Friday reported second-quarter profit of $1.37 billion.
China factory growth eases in July as export demand slips
A manufacturing survey says Chinese factory activity eased in July as demand for exports weakened.
Sony sees recovery with a nearly quadrupling of profit
Sony's fiscal first quarter profit nearly quadrupled compared to a year ago, boosted by its lucrative image sensor and other businesses and highlighting a gradual recovery at the Japanese electronics and entertainment company.
Pipes collapse at Indiana Rolls-Royce plant; no injuries
Authorities say no one was injured when a network of pipes collapsed outside a Rolls-Royce aircraft-engine assembly plant in Indianapolis.
Russian miner rescued from flooded mine, 8 still missing
Russian emergency officials say they have rescued a miner trapped by a flood in a Siberian diamond mine and are searching for eight others still missing.
Trump signs order to speed infrastructure construction
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has signed a new executive order intended to make more efficient the federal permitting process for construction of transportation, water and other infrastructure projects without harming the environment.
S. Korean court says worker's rare disease linked to Samsung
South Korea's Supreme Court says a former worker in a Samsung LCD factory who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis should be recognized as having an occupationally caused disease.
Harvey knocks out more refineries, shifting global oil flows
Hurricane Harvey is sending pump prices higher for U.S. motorists and causing temporary shifts in the flow of oil and gasoline around the world after taking down a huge chunk of U.S. refining capacity.
Miners protest threatened mine suspension in Greece
A group of miners from northern Greece are protesting outside the Development Ministry in Athens after their Canada-based mining company threatened to suspend investments in the country.



















