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Russian President Vladimir Putin is flying to Austria to attend the wedding Saturday of the country's foreign minister, before heading to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. held steady at 1,057 this week

Federal regulators say there are no plans to clean a uranium leak at a nuclear fuel plant in South Carolina

US stocks are mostly lower as weak forecasts from chipmakers Nvidia and Applied Materials send technology companies lower

A federal judge in Montana has ordered the U.S. State Department to conduct a more thorough review of the Keystone XL pipeline's proposed pathway after Nebraska state regulators changed the route

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry says he supports the plans of Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to increase the country's energy independence, even if it could mean fewer purchases from U.S. refineries

US stocks jump as China prepares to resume trade discussions with the U.S., the first negotiations in month

The Trump administration is aiming to open millions of acres of Alaska Arctic land for drilling that was protected under the Obama administration

A World War II veteran who survived two attacks on a ship whose stern was recently discovered off Alaska's Aleutian Islands recalls trying to save men slicked by oil

Global stock indexes fell sharply as investors worried about economic growth, especially in China. Technology stocks and oil and metals prices skidded.

Macy's and JD.com skid while Energy and Canopy Growth climb

Stocks are ending broadly lower on Wall Street led by declines in technology companies. Energy and mining companies also fell in tandem with commodities prices.

Global stock indexes are falling sharply after Chinese gaming and messaging company Tencent reports a rare drop in profit. That's touched off worries about economic growth in China and worldwide.

US retail sales up a healthy 0.5 percent annual rate as consumers spend more on cars and restaurants

Internal documents show the Environmental Protection Agency privately questioned the Trump administration's finding that freezing Obama-era mileage standards would make drivers safer

A judge has ruled that Idaho officials violated the U.S. Constitution by forcing several landowners to sell their natural gas and oil to a Texas company without giving them a meaningful way to fight the state's decision

Gains for retailers and small and medium-sized companies lead U.S. indexes higher as investors' fears about the Turkish currency crisis ease

Internal documents show the Environmental Protection Agency privately questioned the Trump administration's finding that freezing Obama-era mileage standards would make drivers safer

The Kenai Peninsula Borough wants to boost its role in a project to build a massive pipeline to carry natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to a liquefaction plant and export terminal planned for Nikiski