Topic: The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.

Oil prices fall to seven-month low

Oil prices edge down below $91 a barrel as tensions ease over Iran nuclear program. London's Brent crude oil prices fall to $107.

Oil prices fall below $96 a barrel

Oil prices in Asia fall on concerns about slowing economic growth. Oil prices have fallen about 10 percent since last week.

Apple digital textbooks: Can Apple reinvent another industry?

Apple digital textbooks promise to revolutionize education, just as the company revolutionized music. But is the model for Apple digital textbooks too costly to work?

Apple announces iBooks2, a new textbook program for iPad

Apple's new textbooks for iPad will let students zoom and rotate images, watch movies, and even complete tasks like dissecting frogs

Oil futures hit $98 a barrel ahead of reports

Oil futures rise as trader expect US supply reports to show stronger demand. US oil futures hit $98.33 in European trading.  

Stocks close higher after late rally

The Dow rose 68.91 points to close at 11,061.12 in September's second gain

Oil futures fall more than 2 percent

Oil futures close down below $98 a barrel in New York. Oil futures fall as dollar strengthens.

Bernanke center stage: one of five things to watch April 27

Bernanke press conference will be one for history books – and traders. Earnings will also be released from the likes of Boeing, BP, Starbucks, and Moody's.

Gas prices hit $3 a gallon, highest in 27 months. Will they go higher?

Now at an average price of $3 a gallon, gasoline could cost at least $3.50 a gallon by spring. Rising gas prices go hand in hand with higher oil prices, driven up by outlook for a stronger economy.

Gas prices flat as oil market drifts

Gas prices were unchanged from Wednesday but fell 2 cents from last week, bringing the national average to $2.81 a gallon.

Tips on getting kids to crack a book this summer

Parents share low-cost ways of motivating children to read and write.

Schwarzenegger's push for digital textbooks

The California governor wants to save money by dumping printed schoolbooks for online, open-source texts. But is it feasible?

CEO survey reveals deep gloom

How does your city’s carbon footprint stack up?

A report by the Brookings Institution looks at the 100 largest metro areas in the US, using data on residential energy consumption and highway transportation.

U.S. coal power boom suddenly wanes

Worries about global warming and rising construction costs give the edge to natural-gas and renewable-energy plants.

U.S. coal power boom suddenly wanes

Worries about global warming and rising construction costs give the edge to natural-gas and renewable-energy plants.