CBC.caGM expected to announce 1000 engineering jobs in OntarioCBC.caGeneral Motors appears set to announce Friday the addition of 1,000 highly skilled engineering and software jobs in Ontario over the next several years. According to media reports, the aut …

CNBCEarnings, oil to grab center stage on Wall StreetCNBCLater in the morning, the Conference Board's Leading Economic Index for March is due. The U.S. Treasury, meanwhile, will auction five-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). Crude oi …

Energy VoiceCompaniesTullow Oil confirms damage to Ghana fieldFinancial TimesTullow says that oil production and gas export on the field can continue but “under revised operating and off-take procedures.” Tullow will implement new operating procedures, inc …

Live ScienceOil-Eating Microbes Threaten Shipwrecks and Ocean LifeLive ScienceThe microbes that once thrived around deep-sea shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico have transformed significantly after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, according to a new s …

CNBCOne impact of low oil: The car recessionCNBCMarch U.S. vehicle sales disappointed, falling to about 16.6 million autos versus estimates of 17.4 million. While unit sales for pickup trucks, SUVs and crossover utility vehicles (CUV) were all positive, sm …

TheTyee.caThe Year the Oil Bubble BurstTheTyee.caSaudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi said as much to a horrified meeting of U.S. petroleum executives in Texas in February. Keeping prices artificially high by limiting oil production has just allowed competitors …

The Australian (subscription)Tesla's takeoff could speed Saudi shift away from oilThe Australian (subscription)The collapse in the oil price from 2014 has had a dramatic impact on the Saudis, who have been forced into (by Saudi standards) draconian fis …

Creative Review (blog)Randolph Engineering takes bold approach in new print and poster campaignCreative Review (blog)It's sadly quite rare these days to see a striking poster campaign, so these new ads for US eyewear brand Randolph Engineering, which f …

Michigan Tech Receives $110000 from GM Foundation for Manufacturing Engineering, Other ProgramsMichigan Tech NewsA significant portion of the GM Foundation grant will establish a new manufacturing engineering initiative. The grant will also provide continu …

Rackspace hires VP of global engineering from competitorAustin Business Journal (blog)Rackspace Hosting Inc. continues to fill out its executive suite and recently hired another former Red Hat Inc. leader to serve as the vice president of global engineerin …