Legislators talk gas tax increase to repair roads, bridges
JACKSON — The heads of the Mississippi Legislature’s transportation committee are considering raising the gas tax to maintain the state’s highways and bridges. The joint House-Senate committee heard a...
View ArticleGulf oil, gas leases up for sale; environmentalists protest
NEW ORLEANS — The federal government is selling off oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico during a sale Wednesday, but environmentalists opposed to fossil fuels development on public lands plan to...
View ArticleAuctioneer, oil field service firm watch price of crude
By JACK WEATHERLY In the past two years, coinciding with the downturn in oil and natural gas exploration in the country, equipment sales have grown to 15 to 20 percent of Jeff Martin Auctions’...
View ArticleGlobal stocks hit by gloom on Wall Street, lower oil prices
Global stock markets fell on Wednesday after some disappointing earnings reports and as a drop in oil prices dragged down shares in energy companies. KEEPING SCORE: The FTSE 100 of Britain dropped 1...
View ArticleOil and banks take Dow to new highs, but tech stocks dive
More big gains for blue-chip banking and oil stocks pulled the Dow Jones industrial average to another record high Thursday even as broader market indexes continued to slip. Technology companies are...
View ArticleUS stocks modestly lower in early trading; oil prices slide
U.S. stock indexes edged mostly lower in early trading Monday, led by declines in energy companies. Oil and gas companies fell the most as the price of crude oil headed lower. Materials stocks notched...
View ArticleUS stock indexes veer higher in morning trading; oil slides
Technology and industrial companies led U.S. stocks modestly higher in morning trading Tuesday as indexes bounced back from small losses the day before. Energy stocks lagged the most as the price of...
View ArticleTrump cheers Exxon plan to spend $20B on Gulf Coast projects
President Donald Trump and Exxon Mobil Corp. exchanged praise for each other on Monday as the company announced plans to create thousands of jobs by spending $20 billion over 10 years on plants along...
View ArticleUS stock indexes edge higher in early trading; Oil up
U.S. stock indexes edged higher in morning trading Tuesday, recovering after an early slide. Investors weighed the latest batch of company earnings and economic news. Banks and other financials stocks...
View ArticleStocks head higher as energy, banks, retailers recover
U.S. stocks are broadly higher Thursday after a sharp drop late in the previous day. Energy companies are rising with the price of oil and retailers are up after a series of strong sales reports. Banks...
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