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Gift Cards Are Great, But Watch Out for Those Fees

Depending on the type of gift card you buy, you could end up paying $25 or more in purchase and shipping fees -- and that's before the maintenance fees kick in.

Shell, Panalpina and 5 Others Fined $236.5 Million for Bribes

Seven companies involved in the oil and gas industries will pay the U.S. government a total of $236.5 million to settle corruption charges. An investigation by the SEC and the Justice Department alleges that the companies bribed overseas officials to lower customs duties, extend drilling contacts and streamline the permit process for oil drilling.

Best Global Brands: Google Climbs to No. 4

Interbrands' latest annual ranking of brand value once again has Coca-Cola as No. 1. But rising three spots within the Top 10 is Google. Now in the fourth spot, the search giant trails archrival Microsoft by only one rung on the brand-value ladder.

Congress to Oil Execs: Can We Trust You?

Executives from the nation's largest oil companies will be on Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning to testify before lawmakers about the safety of offshore oil drilling and future U.S. energy policy.

Shell Buys Major U.S. Natural Gas Company

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is making a major diversification play, buying up most of East Resources, one of the largest independent natural gas companies in the Eastern U.S.

A Biofuel Station Coming to a Town Near You

Lines for gasoline could start getting a little shorter on the West Coast, where startup Propel Fuels has raised $20 million to expand its network of biofuel stations. The financing comes just after the Feds set a new renewable fuel standard.