NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Nov 21 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump met with Cabinet hopefuls at his Manhattan office tower on Monday and later outlined plans for his first day in office, including withdrawing from a major trade accord and investigating abuses of work visa programs.
SINGAPORE, Nov 22 Oil prices rose to their highest level since October on Tuesday as the market priced in a potential output cut led by producer cartel OPEC, although analysts warned that a failure to agree a cut could lead to a ballooning supply overhang by early 2017.
HONG KONG, Nov 22 Asian stocks rose on Tuesday in the wake of solid gains in U.S. markets overnight, while the Japanese yen briefly strengthened after a powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan.
* Japan Meteorological Agency warns of tsunami up to 3 metres
CHICAGO, Nov 21 Spanish renewable energy and engineering firm Abengoa SA has asked a U.S. bankruptcy court to enjoin legal action and future claims by creditors who are unsatisfied with a high-stakes plan to restructure $10 billion of debt.
Nov 21 Tesoro Logistics LP said it would buy some oil, natural gas and other gathering systems in North Dakota for about $700 million, and will also acquire terminal and storage assets from major shareholder Tesoro Corp for about $400 million.
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump released a video on Monday laying out actions he will take on his first day in office on Jan. 20, including withdrawing the United States from a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.
TORONTO, Nov 21 Canada's main stock index jumped to a 17-month high on Monday, led by a more than 3 percent gain for its energy sector as oil rallied ahead of an OPEC meeting next week.
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 President-elect Donald Trump's shortlist of candidates to lead the U.S. Department of Interior has employees and environmental advocates fearful of a shift in the agency's direction, from one focused on preserving public lands to one that would open them up to more drilling and mining.
(Adds statement on timeline from company) By Chris Michaud and Stephanie Keith NEW YORK/CANNON BALL, N.D., Nov 21 Police fired tear gas and water at hundreds of protesters in the freezing North Dakota weather late Sunday and early Monday, in the latest violent clash over a pipeline project running through the state. An estimated 400 protesters mounted the Backwater Bridge just north of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, and attempted to force their way past police in what the