Marathon Petroleum combines midstream operations for $9B
Marathon Petroleum Corp. is merging two of its oil and gas pipeline, transportation and storage operations for $9 billion.
Refurbished 'Big Boy' locomotive fires up crowds in US West
A nearly 80-year-old steam locomotive has been restored and is back on the tracks in the American West to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Communities hit by gas blasts get $80M to fix infrastructure
The utility blamed for a series of natural gas explosions in Massachusetts in September has agreed to pay $80 million to three communities to cover the costs of repairing roads and other infrastructure torn up during restoration efforts.
Correction: Destined to Burn-New Homes story
During her career as a flight attendant, Laura Haneveld had a checklist to remind her what to do in the event of a fire.
San Jacinto site near Houston to reopen after plant fire
A Texas historic site that has been closed for nearly two months since a fire at a Houston-area chemical plant will reopen this week.
World shares mixed as China affirms trade talks to go ahead
Asian stock markets steadied on Tuesday after Beijing said trade negotiators were preparing to go to Washington despite President Donald Trump's threat to escalate their tariff war.
Asia stocks mostly higher after Trump trade threat
U.S. stocks fell sharply at the opening of trading Monday, following a sell-off in Europe and Asia, after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Boeing 737 Max 8 woes crimp Asian airlines' growth plans
Asian airlines are cutting routes, revamping their schedules and leasing extra aircraft to fill the gaps left by groundings of Boeing 737 Max 8s after deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people.
Plane was heavy with extra fuel before deadly crash landing
Russia's main investigative body says both flight recorders have been recovered from the plane that caught fire while making an emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, killing at least 40 people.
US plans to hike tariffs Friday, says China broke promises
A Chinese spokesman says a team from Beijing is "preparing to travel to the United States" for trade talks, suggesting negotiations might go ahead despite President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat.
Anadarko, Sysco rise while Boeing, PetMed fall
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: Anadarko Petroleum Corp., up $2.77 to $75.49 Occidental revised its bid for the oil company by raising its cash portion of the offer to $59 from $38 per share.
A grim preview of a trade war takes shape
U.S. companies that do a lot of business in China are getting hit hard in early trading after President Donald Trump threatened more tariffs with trade talks between the world's two biggest economies faltering.
Russian plane in deadly fire found few customers worldwide
The SSJ100 passenger jet that caught fire during an emergency landing in Moscow is part of Russia's effort to maintain a presence in civil aviation in a market dominated by companies like Boeing, Airbus and Embraer.
Boeing knew of Max software issue for a year before telling airlines, regulators
The Chicago-based manufacturer knew of the glitch a year before informing the FAA and U.S. carriers.
Judge sends suit over pipeline back to North Dakota court
A federal judge has sent back to North Dakota state court a lawsuit alleging the environmental group Greenpeace conspired against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
Boeing didn't tell airlines that safety alert wasn't on
Boeing says it didn't tell pilots and airlines that a safety alert on its 737 Max jets was not working until after one of the planes crashed in Indonesia last year.
2nd person confirmed dead after explosion at Illinois plant
An explosion and fire at an Illinois silicone factory claimed a second victim Saturday when an employee taken to a hospital after the blast died, a local coroner confirmed, and the official death toll is expected to rise to four as authorities suspended the search for two other bodies believed to be in the rubble.
Ex-Trump aide on board of company that detains migrant kids
Former White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly has joined the board of the conglomerate operating the largest facility for migrant children in the country.
Court delays block Keystone XL pipeline construction in 2019
An executive for the company proposing the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada's oil sands into the U.S. says it has missed the 2019 construction season due to court delays.
Some FAA inspectors didn't finish required training courses
The Federal Aviation Administration says more than a dozen safety inspectors at two key field offices did not complete a required formal training course, but that inspectors who reviewed the Boeing 737 Max jet were fully certified.













