US drillers cut oil and gas rigs for 10th week in a row, Baker Hughes says
(Reuters) -U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a 10th week…
Putin tells Trump he won’t back down from goals in Ukraine, Kremlin says
By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Thursday…
Analysis-Trump tax bill averts one debt crisis but makes future financial woes worse
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s tax-cut and spending bill, which passed Congress on Thursday, averts the…
US imposes new sanctions targeting Iran oil trade, Hezbollah, Treasury Dept says
(Reuters) -The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday against a business network that smuggles Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil,…
Democratic FCC commissioner blasts Paramount settlement with Trump as ‘desperate move’
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -A Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission called Paramount’s $16 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit…
Bezos-backed methane tracking satellite is lost in space
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and gas industry…
Trump says he won’t extend July 9 trade deadline, expresses doubt on Japan deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not thinking of extending the July 9 deadline for countries…
Fed’s Powell says dollar swap lines remain important tool
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday the U.S. central bank has no…
Despite last-minute changes, US Senate bill deals big blow to renewable energy
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate’s massive budget bill that passed on Tuesday will make it harder to…
Trump to sign order lifting sanctions on Syria, White House says
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Monday removing U.S. sanctions on Syria,…