Manufacturing

The parent of The Wall Street Journal and HarperCollins Publishers will purchase Oil Price Information Service, an energy and renewables information-services company.

The decision to halt the project comes as Saudi Aramco dials back its diversification plans and refocuses on its core business of pumping oil and natural gas.

A chemical leak at a Houston-area water park left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory issues Saturday, authorities said.

Brand owner S.C. Johnson said it is investigating Sun Bum Cool Down gel after a report of benzene being found in some batches.

J&J said it was taking the action after detecting a potentially cancer-causing chemical in some samples.

The company’s coming IPO would provide a boost to STAR, China’s homegrown Nasdaq-style market, as well as another of Beijing’s policy objectives: security of food supply.

Sha’Carri Richardson, the best U.S. hope for a gold medal in the 100 meters in Tokyo, tested positive for chemical in marijuana.

Intense demand during Covid and a shortage of chlorine tabs have homeowners hopping from chemical-treated pools to greener alternatives.

The blaze erupted Monday morning, and the owner of the plant says it doesn’t know the cause.

U.S. officials say the action, which comes amid stalled nuclear negotiations, signals Washington’s commitment to easing a broader pressure campaign if Tehran changes its behavior.

Attackers who hacked into Colonial Pipeline systems chose one of the most important segments of the U.S. energy infrastructure, an artery that carries half of all fuel consumed on the East Coast.

The Capitol Police officer suffered a fatal stroke a day after he was assaulted during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Washington, D.C., medical examiner’s office said.

José Carlos Grubisich pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiring to violate U.S. antibribery law, which carry a possible sentence of 10 years.

Cutting the fossil-fuel industry’s tax perks might not dramatically affect hydrocarbon output or the environment, but it will mark the end of an era for Big Oil.

Protesters called for police accountability Monday evening, a day after the shooting of a 20-year-old Black man, Daunte Wright, whose death police described as a tragic accident.

Royal Dutch Shell said gains it made from higher oil prices in the first quarter would be partly offset by disruption related to the winter storm in Texas, knocking the energy giant’s recovery from the pandemic.

The oil giant said it had a solid start to the year, aided by higher energy prices and strong results from its trading division, giving the first indication that major oil companies are on the road to recovery after pandemic-induced losses across the industry last year.

A handful of Wall Street firms that bet big on the power sector in recent years made millions in paper profits when the winter storm in Texas boosted demand for the electricity generated by plants they own.

The activist investor is hiring GE veteran Aris Kekedjian to be CEO of Icahn Enterprises as part of a broader leadership overhaul.