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U.S. refineries are operating at about 97% capacity as they compensate for global refining capacity lost to war damage elsewhere. Now, upcoming run-of-the-mill maintenance adds even more pressure on markets.

After just about zero growth for a year, Canada’s second quarter GDP rose 3.3%.

The U.S. says our forces in the Middle East have been keeping oil traffic flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, but independent trackers can't account for all of it.

Trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada continue to escalate.

Venezuela’s oil minister, Paula Henao, spoke to Venezuelan state television from Houston, Texas on Tuesday night to announce the investments.

The Mexican government has launched its own line of electric vehicles, with technology from China under the hood.

Five years after tens of thousands of Afghans were airlifted to U.S. cities, many have built careers as dental assistants, mechanics, and attorneys.

A year after many Canadians boycotted travel to the U.S., border crossings have risen slightly. In northeastern Vermont, businesses are doing what they can to welcome Canadians back.

China’s consumers are spending less. A slowdown could be on the horizon.

A glut of polyethylene had squeezed U.S. producers for years. But the war in the Middle East disrupted the global plastics market, sending prices higher and improving margins for producers along the U.S. Gulf Coast.