Closed ports, lost power: How storm could hurt area economy
Ports are closing.
Markets Right Now: US stocks end mostly flat on Wall Street
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): ___ 9:35 a.m.
Eurozone industrial activity falls at start of third quarter
Official figures show that industrial production across the 19-country eurozone fell sharply during July, the latest signal that economic growth across the bloc faltered at the start of the third quarter.
Ryanair pilots, flight attendants go on strike in Germany
German union officials say discount airline Ryanair is canceling dozens of flights after pilots and flight attendants started a one-day strike over pay and conditions.
Asian stocks fall as China reacts to US tariffs
Stocks are little changed Tuesday morning as a trade complaint by China puts some pressure on industrial and basic materials companies, and insurance companies take losses as Hurricane Florence moves toward the East Coast.
Report: Chinese building projects narrowing economic gaps
A wave of Chinese-financed railways and other trade links in Africa and Asia that have prompted worries about debt and Beijing's ambitions is reducing politically dangerous inequality between regions within countries, a multinational group of researchers said Tuesday.
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Tribes: Trump illegally approved oil pipeline from Canada
Native American tribes in Montana and South Dakota say the Trump administration unlawfully approved the Keystone XL oil pipeline without fully considering its potential damage to cultural sites.
Spain holds talks with Saudi Arabia over weapons deals
Spain says it is holding talks with Saudi Arabia to resolve differences over a shipment of bombs that, according to Spanish defense authorities, could end up targeting civilians in Yemen.
Djibouti nationalizes majority shares in container terminal
Djibouti is escalating a dispute with global port operator DP World by nationalizing the majority shares in the Doraleh Container Terminal.
On front line of trade, EU ports fear overnight Brexit chaos
With arms flailing and raised voices, a shipping manager and a customs chief in the Belgian port of Zeebrugge talk through all the things that could go wrong if the Brexit talks fail.
Montana will defend law in mining dispute near Yellowstone
The Montana Attorney General's Office says it will defend a state law at the center of a dispute over a proposed gold mine in mountains north of Yellowstone National Park.
Historic Alaska fuel shipment reaches North Slope on barge
An Alaska company says changing ice conditions in the North Slope area have allowed it to make a bulk fuel delivery to Prudhoe Bay by barge for the first time.
Pipeline company found guilty in 2015 California oil spill
A California jury has found a pipeline company guilty of nine criminal charges for causing a 2015 oil spill that was the state's worst coastal spill in 25 years.
Correction: Congress-EPA-Hazardous Substances story
In a story Sept. 6 about lawmakers pressing the Environmental Protection Agency to act faster to bring more of the country's most hazardous industrial compounds under regulation, The Associated Press erroneously referred to Rep. Fred Upton as Rep. Tom Upton.
4000 children evacuated from Crimea town after chemical leak
About 4,000 children have been evacuated from a town in Russia-annexed Crimea where a noxious chemical leak has been blamed on a local titanium factory.
NASA technology to be launched from New Mexico spaceport
NASA technology designed to protect spacecraft from heat and pressure when entering a planet's atmosphere will be launched from Spaceport America in New Mexico as part of testing.
Another day at Tesla: Execs depart, Musk invites controversy
Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. tumbled about 7 percent as the markets opened Friday after the CEO appeared to smoke marijuana during an interview and the company's accounting chief left after a month on the job.
India's president calls for defense cooperation with Czechs
India's president says there's a significant potential for cooperation in the defense industry between his country and the Czech Republic.
North Korean charged in crippling Sony hack, WannaCry virus
The Justice Department is preparing to announce charges in connection with the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014.









