Whether they're seeking a job for financial reasons or want to stay busy and active, experts say older Americans have a lot to offer potential employers.

Despite choppy markets and economic challenges, retail registered investment advisers saw a 14% median rise in profits in 2011--mainly because the firms added more customers.

TOP STORIES Key Upside Risk to Cocoa Prices Stems From El Nino - Barclays A key upside risk to cocoa prices continues to stem from the increasing possibility of weather phenomenon El Nino later this year, said Barclays in a report, as fears of weak demand for the chocolate-making ingredient loom

Natural-gas futures prices slipped to a one-week low Tuesday, amid forecasts calling for moderating temperatures in coming days in some parts of the nation.

Brazilian crude steel output tumbled more than 8% year-on-year in June as the country's manufacturing sector continued to struggle with a sluggish economy, according to data released Tuesday by the Brazil Steel Institute, or IABr.

Crude and coker units were in the process of coming back on line Tuesday, at the 207,000 barrel-a-day Marathon Petroleum (MPC) refinery in Robinson, Illinois, according to traders doing business with the company.

U.S. prosecutors unsealed charges Tuesday against 48 defendants in what investigators say was the largest ever prescription drug scheme causing losses of more than $500 million in Medicaid reimbursements.

Peregrine Financial Services founder Russell Wasendorf Sr. said he spent most of the money allegedly embezzled from customers to prop up his brokerage and finance a new corporate headquarters, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

At Google Inc. (GOOG), Marissa Mayer helped to build a brand universally known to consumers--skills that analysts expect her to utilize to improve users' experience as the new head of Yahoo Inc. (YHOO).