News@UofTEngineering efficiencies to help the neediestNews@UofTTwo years ago, Professor of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Mark Fox spent 36 hours living on the street. It was for a charity fundraiser – and also to get a better sense of how the hom …

CNNMoneyWall Street Sets Aside More Cash to Cover Weakening Oil LoansBloombergWall Street lenders that bankrolled the debt-fueled U.S. oil boom are putting aside more cash to cover potential energy losses as "lower for longer" takes its toll. Aft …

BloombergWall Street Sets Aside More Cash to Cover Weaker Oil LoansBloombergWall Street lenders that bankrolled the debt-fueled U.S. oil boom are setting aside more cash to cover potential energy losses as "lower for longer" takes its toll. After …

MarketWatchOil ends barely lower ahead of US supply dataMarketWatchOil futures settled barely lower on Wednesday, recouping nearly all of their earlier losses after a spate of disappointing U.S. economic data that dulled the prospects for energy demand. Tr …

The Seattle TimesCustoms agents: Traveler hid cocaine in oil, vinegar bottlesThe Seattle TimesIn this Oct. 5, 2015 photo provided U.S. Customs and Border Protection, bottles labeled oil and vinegar that contain liquid cocaine sit on a table in at private s …

CNNMoneyWall Street firms that bankrolled oil boom are hurtingCNNMoneyCheap oil is creating headaches for the Wall Street firms that bankrolled America's oil boom. That's because the crash in oil prices is putting energy companies under financial s …

The End Of The Oil Major?OilPrice.comA new report finds that the largest oil companies are set to cut spending on exploration by at least half, potentially leading to very few new oil discoveries in the years ahead. The report from investment bank Tudor, P …

Business Insider AustraliaSaudi Arabia needs to get to grips with cheap oilThe EconomistOil-rich Saudi Arabia is used to big bills. But for the past year the kingdom has aimed to keep the price of oil low by increasing production in an effort to undermine …

Woodside mum on Oil Search sweetenerBusiness SpectatorThe likelihood of Woodside Petroleum sweetening its Oil Search offer in the near future is weakening, even though Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill indicated he would not stand in the wa …

Russian Oil Producers Head for Tax Showdown Amid Output WarningsBloombergRussia's oil industry begins a critical battle over taxes this week. Losing may result in the first decline in crude production at the world's largest energy exporter since 20 …