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Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. and the state of Texas have closed the book on their longstanding dispute over sales tax that led the retailer to close a distribution center in the state.


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T. Boone Pickens: Natural gas has bottomed

Natural gas prices may have finally bottomed out, after hovering around 10-year lows for weeks, said energy magnate T. Boone Pickens.

Chesapeake CEO stripped of Chairman title

Aubrey McClendon, the embattled chief executive of natural gas company Chesapeake Energy, will relinquish his title as chairman of the board, the company said Tuesday.

Holiday Inn in Frisco sold

The Holiday Inn in Frisco has been sold in a transaction arranged by Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services. The terms of the sale were not disclosed.

EPA regional administrator resigns following 'crucify' controversy

The Environmental Protection Agency’s controversial Region 6 administrator, Al Armendariz, resigned Sunday after several politicians and energy groups called for his suspension or resignation.

Fracking 'health challenges' to be examined by U.S. advisers

The Institute of Medicine will examine whether the process of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas from rock "poses potential health challenges," a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Monday.



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