KHOUAs oil prices plunge, furloughed train conductor moves onKHOUHOUSTON -- When the price of oil drops, Houston feels it. Hundreds of people have lost jobs, but it's the story of one train conductor that inspired us. His hardworking spirit reminds us …

ReutersUPDATE 6-Suncor Energy launches $4.3 bln hostile bid for Canadian Oil SandsReutersBankers and investors said the bid is unlikely to launch a wave of consolidation in Canada's oil sands industry, which has some of the world's highest operatin …

HackadayEthics in Engineering: Volkswagen's Diesel FiascoHackadayEvery so often – and usually not under the best of circumstance – the field of engineering as a whole is presented with a teaching moment. Volkswagen is currently embroiled in a huge scan …

Toronto SunDaughter tries to find an engineering solution to problem parentsToronto SunDEAR AMY: I am a young woman who just turned 23, and I'm starting to feel like a failure. All of my friends have found their soul mates and have gotten married, but …

Engineering firm Smiths Group confirms CEO appointmentReuters UKSmiths Group Plc (SMIN.L), a British engineering conglomerate, confirmed the appointment of Andrew Reynolds Smith as its chief executive effective Sept. 25. Present CEO Philip Bowman will step …

ReutersBP to settle US Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims: BloombergReutersBP Plc has reached an agreement with the United States and affected state governments to settle damages claim from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010, Bloomberg reported. The terms o …

Yahoo7 NewsStocks are waiting on oil benefit: Citi strategistYahoo7 NewsThe economy has not absorbed the benefits of low oil prices just yet, and stocks therefore have more room to run, Tobias Levkovich, Citigroup (NYSE: C)'s chief U.S. equity strategi …

Wall Street JournalOil Wavers as Traders Assess US Supply OutlookWall Street JournalNEW YORK—Oil prices wavered Monday on concerns about violence in Yemen and uncertainty about U.S. oil production and inventories. Light, sweet crude for June delivery recen …