An Australian newspaper, citing "a senior figure in the global energy industry," said Anadarko may be a target

The state will launch a second rebate program in December or January for certain Energy Star appliances through a mail-in program.

BP's successes and failures in dealing with its oil spill provided technological advances that will improve spill response in the future, the company said in a report to the government.

Burger King's new ruler could help its empire expand. Burger King Holdings sealed a deal Thursday to sell itself for $3.3 billion to 3G Capital.

Companies added a net total of 67,000 new jobs last month and both July and June's private-sector job figures were upwardly revised, the Labor Department said.

Engineers removed a temporary cap Thursday that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July. No more oil was expected to leak into the sea, but crews were standing by with collection vessels just in case.

Dell is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par. Dell said Thursday it won't match HP's offer to pay $33 per share for 3Par.

Shoppers remain selective and are focusing on the necessities, a trend that is expected to continue through at least the holiday shopping season.

Mariner Energy's platform fire Thursday could prove a costly setback for a U.S. oil and gas industry trying to reassure policymakers already shaken by the BP oil spill that offshore drilling and production is safe.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday strongly rejected as "myth" suggestions that he could have saved Lehman Brothers and prevented the near-collapse of the global financial system.