Energy_industry

Germany nationalizes country's biggest gas importer Uniper

BERLIN -- The German government said Wednesday that it has agreed to nationalize the country's biggest gas importing company, Uniper, expanding state intervention in the industry to prevent an energy shortage resulting from Rus…

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Retail sales up 0.3% in Aug. from July amid inflation

NEW YORK -- Americans picked up their spending a bit in August from July even as surging inflation on household goods, rent and food took a toll on family budgets. U.S. retail sales rose an unexpected 0.3% last month after the fell 0.4% in July, …

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Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent

WASHINGTON -- U.S. inflation is showing signs of entering a more stubborn phase that will likely require drastic action by the Federal Reserve, a shift that has panicked financial markets and heightens the risks of a recession. Some of the…

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California: Drought, record heat, fires and now maybe floods

LOS ANGELES -- Californians tried to weather the extremes of a changing climate Friday, as a punishing heat wave that has helped fuel deadly wildfires had the state teetering on the edge of blackouts for a 10th consecutive day while a tropical sto…

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Stocks drift mostly lower on Wall Street, extending losses

NEW YORK -- Stocks drifted mostly lower on Wall Street, extending the market's losses into a holiday-shortened week. The S &P 500 fell 0.6% as of 1:20 p.m. Eastern. It has bounced between a gain of 0.5% and a loss of 1% throughout the day …

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