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A recent salary survey reports average salary of $104,000 for geologist in the oil and gas industry.

Australian shares are nearing their highest level since late October on Monday, though falling commodities prices muted gains triggered by stimulus hopes in Europe.

Investors are postponing their investment-based purchases in the yellow metal because of lower yields

Deal would create the world's largest drugmaker by sales, The Wall Street Journal reported.          

Lynn Tilton's Patriarch Partners filed involuntary chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions against Zohar-I, a part of her investment operation that has been caught up in a fight with bond insurer MBIA Inc.

Comments by an SEC judge help illuminate the concerns of defendants who worry they can't get a fair hearing in an internal court system where the SEC wins more often than it does in federal court.

Puerto Rico proposed to exchange existing bonds for new debt that would be less burdensome, and influential creditors for the first time were receptive.

It was an audacious statement, but there it was. Audi expects that 25 percent of the cars it sells just 10 years hence will be either battery-electric or plug-in hybrid models. And it came directly from Scott Keogh, pres...

Seven in 10 American shoppers are using either cash or a debit card to pay for most of their holiday shopping this year. According to a survey of 1,000 shoppers by Bankrate.com, 39 percent of Americans plan to buy gifts ...

HSNi's efforts to support needy children around the world through its partnership with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF provide lessons for social entrepreneurs seeking to have impact at scale.

At the end of a two-hour auction on Monday evening, 18 bids were declared successful

More people in India have access to free Internet services now that Facebook has greatly expanded the reach of its Free Basics app in the country. The company’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that everyone...

Actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow is launching a pop-up store, "Goop Mrkt," in Manhattan.

While the renewed interest in wind energy is encouraging, the underwhelming performance of the sector in recent years calls for caution

The BDI, a measure of shipping rates, fell to 498 points on Friday, signalling that the recovery of the world economy is some distance away

If you've watched a J.J. Abrams' movie, there's one thing you're always bound to see: Lens flares. They're in his monster movie "Super 8" and they're extremely noticeable in his "Star Trek" movies. During a conversatio...

Digital downloads are putting more pressure on the game retailer as it races to diversify

Slowing sales and a chunky valuation suggest Campbell needs to cool off before investors take another spoonful

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Learning tool Quizlet raises $12M led by USV Union Square Ventures led a $12 million series A round ...

The Federal Reserve's point man on bank regulation said the central bank's annual stress tests are likely to get harder for the very largest banks.

Windows 10 is possibly making unwanted changes to your gaming rig. Microsoft’s first big update for its operating-system-as-a-service is deleting some user-installed apps without asking Windows owners for permission, a...

Jarden Corporation (JAH) is executing a roll-up scheme that lines the pockets of insiders and Wall Street banks while destroying shareholder value.