The NationalSaudi and UAE non-oil private sector growth boosts indexesThe NationalThe UAE and Saudi Arabia experienced strong non-oil private sector growth in December, according to survey data from Emirates NBD. Improved sentiment in both countries comes …

ReutersOil prices rise on expected drop in US inventoriesReuters"Positive equities and gains in industrial metals this morning, as well as expectations that U.S. crude oil stocks will show a decline ... are ingredients helping to drive a slight gain i …

MarketWatchOil prices rise on signs OPEC members will stick to output pledgesMarketWatchOil futures climbed on Wednesday, rebounding slightly from the prior day's sharp selloff on signs that major oil producers are sticking to their pledge to cut outpu …

BloombergEuro-Area Inflation Outpaces Expectations as Oil SurgesBloombergEuro-area inflation accelerated in December at the fastest pace since 2013, suggesting that a debate about the appropriate degree of European Central Bank stimulus is about to gather …

ReutersOil prices rise on expected drop in US oil inventoriesReuters"Positive equities and gains in industrial metals this morning, as well as expectations that U.S. crude oil stocks will show a decline ... are ingredients helping to drive a slight ga …

Apple Trying to Beef Up Battery Engineering Team - The Mac ...The Mac Observer (blog)In the wake of ongoing complaints about battery performance on MacBook Pro, Apple is looking to beef up its battery-engineering team.and more » Read more http:/ …

Genetic Literacy ProjectGenetic engineering successfully reverses aging in mice, rejuvenating organsGenetic Literacy ProjectAt the Salk Institute in La Jolla, Calif., scientists are trying to get time to run backward. Biological time, that is. In the first …

The Record-CourierStudents egg-cited about engineeringThe Record-CourierThe kit covers motion and gravity and its effects, as well as engineering design with time, material and monetary constraints. Scarselli Elementary School students also participated in …

ReutersOil above $50 on hopes for non-OPEC output cutsReutersOil producers will meet in Vienna on Saturday to see if non-OPEC countries will cut production to reduce a global supply glut that has pressured prices for more than two years. At a conference in …

New York TimesNorth Dakota Could Be Biggest Loser in Ruling Against Oil PipelineNew York TimesOil trucks sitting idle near Watford City, N.D., in January. Production of shale oil at the state's Bakken field, which had been at the center of a boom that …