Daily Oklahoman: Business

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — French oil company Total is strengthening its position in the North Sea with the acquisition of Danish conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk's oil business for $7.45 billion.
The sale of Maersk Oil is part of Maersk's major restructuring which will see it focus on its core transport and logistics arms.

SINGAPORE (AP) — Vessels from several nations are searching Southeast Asian waters for 10 missing U.S. sailors after an early morning collision Monday between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker ripped a gaping hole in the destroyer's hull.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca is drawing criticism from inside his party after joining Republicans in voting for a $3 billion tax incentive package for electronics giant Foxconn Technology Group.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

SINGAPORE (AP) — A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer collided with a tanker early Monday in waters east of Singapore and the Straits of Malacca, and at least 10 sailors are missing.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — It could have gotten very uncomfortable as Erik Jones and Matt Kenseth sat side-by-side shortly after an intriguing race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Read more on NewsOK.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Lewis, whose career as producer-director-writer and movie star peaked in the 1960s, may be best remembered by younger generations for the muscular dystrophy telethons he conducted every Labor Day weekend.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A start-up company is shutting down its North Carolina factory three years after announcing it would employ hundreds building batteries that help power companies save energy or shift to wind and solar power.

NORTON, Vt. (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is offering hiring bonuses and job security to people willing to work at some of the nation's most remote border crossings with Canada and Mexico.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

By Paula Burkes Business Writer pburkes@oklahoman.comAs principal of the Oklahoma City franchise of Baltimore-based Sandler Training, Mike Crandall, at any given time, works as a consultant, coach, trainer, public speaker or writer.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Crops and stocks lead this edition of Futures File, our weekly commodities wrap-up.
Corn can't pop
Corn prices continued lower last week, dropping underneath $3.50 per bushel for the first time this year after the U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share