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Asian energy boom threatens Montana ranches

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 21st

By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press ROUNDUP, Mont. (AP) - The big mining companies first came knocking on Ellen Pfister's door in the 1970s, ready to tap the huge coal deposits beneath her family's eastern Montana ranch. Pfister and others successfully fended them off, and as the coal

Midweek July Fourth causes muddle for travelers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 1st

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Who knew the calendar could cause so much vacation heartburn? For the first time in five years Independence Day falls on a Wednesday, leaving travelers unsure when to celebrate and worrying those who make a

NC regulators clear hurdle to Duke-Progress merger

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 29th

By EMERY P. DALESIOAP Business Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina utilities regulators on Friday approved the long-planned takeover of Progress Energy by Duke Energy, clearing the last major hurdle to creating the largest American electric company. The