ReutersGlobal shares up at end of down week, oil prices retreatReutersBrent oil fell below $50 a barrel after Thursday's spike on Saudi-led air attacks in Yemen, and the dollar was down. Investors awaited a speech on monetary policy on Friday by Federa …

MarketWatchAfter oil-price collapse, North Dakota no longer has lowest unemployment rateMarketWatchOil producers in North Dakota, one of the biggest energy-producing states, have had to scale back after a big slump in prices since last summer. Two other st …

Dothan EagleEHS engineering program teaches hands-on training and designDothan EagleBut Ciuzio said he was luckier than other engineering teachers in the Project Lead the Way program, a curriculum program for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic …

Quad City TimesEngineering skills earn Boy Scouts merit badgesQuad City TimesThe clinic, hosted by Davenport Public Works and the Rock Island Post of the Society of American Military Engineers, was created to develop and support youth awareness of the need …

BBC NewsOPEC, oil companies clash at Davos over price collapseReutersThe strain the halving of oil prices since June is putting on producers was laid bare when non-member Oman voiced its first direct, public criticism of the Organization of the Petroleum E …