As workforce grows, Longview jobless rate rises

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The Longview-area unemployment rate increased in June, reversing a three-month trend of declines. The Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday that the rate in the three-county ...

Billionaire Texans buy up Canadian fracking shares

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Calfrac Well Services surged after Texas investment firm Wilks Brothers boosted its stake in the fracking company in a bet on a rebound in Canada's ...

Legendary wildcatter takes a Texas-sized fall

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U.S. rig count decreases by two as Canada ...

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The number of U.S. rigs exploring for oil and natural gas fell by two this week, possibly in a delayed reaction to oil prices that ...

Coal, industrial cargo boost UP profits in 2Q

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Union Pacific Corp. reported a boost in second-quarter profit Thursday as coal and industrial product shipments pushed revenue higher. The railroad operator, which employs about ...

Combs: Interior Dept. would be 'collaborative'

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Former Texas comptroller Susan Combs, who has been nominated for a top position in the U.S. Department of Interior, assured senators Thursday she would work ...

Martin sets dividend,earnings release date

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Kilgore-based Martin Midstream Partners said Thursday it had declared a quarterly cash distribution of 50 cents per unit, or $2 per unit on an annualized ...

Mortgage rates fall; 30-year at 3.96%

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WASHINGTON — Long-term mortgage rates declined this week after two straight weeks of increases, with the benchmark 30-year rate slipping back below the significant 4 ...

Natural gas slips as inventory rises

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Natural gas prices slipped Thursday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that domestic stocks increased by 28 billion cubic feet last week. Analysts surveyed ...