Rising U.S. Home Prices to Encourage New Construction Activity in 2016
According to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices for December 2015, U.S. home prices continued their rise across the country
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Chesapeake Soars Most in S&P 500 on Pledge to Lower Debt Load
Chesapeake Energy Corp. surged 23 percent after saying it will pay off the remainder of a half-billion dollar debt that’s
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign comes in near the top of American public university rankings
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign clocked in at No. 8 among academic public colleges and universities in the United States
Read MoreChina to Encourage Private Investment in Car Charging Stations
China will encourage private capital to construct and operate charging facilities as the government seeks to speed creation of infrastructure
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More Cities and States Might Boost Minimum Wage in 2016
One could argue that 2015 was the year of the $15 minimum hourly wage. But 2016 could provide another big
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Obama says he will visit Cuba in March
US President Barack Obama confirmed Thursday that he will travel to Cuba in March, in a trip that will make him
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Riots erupt in Ugandan capital after opposition candidate is arrested
Rioting erupted in the Ugandan capital on Friday after police arrested the country’s main opposition leader while incoming election results
Read MoreGoogle accounts show 10.7 billion euros moved via low tax ‘Dutch sandwich’ in 2014
Google’s new Canadian engineering headquarters in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario REUTERS/PETER POWER Google moved 10.7 billion euros (£8.3 billion) through the Netherlands
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Kurdish splinter group in Turkey claims Ankara bombing as “revenge”
A Turkish armed splinter group claimed Friday the car bombing in Ankara this week, which targeted a military convoy in
Read MoreLloyds Bank to pay out 60 million pounds in UK December flood claims
Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) said on Friday it expected to pay around 60 million pounds ($85.68 million) in insurance claims
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