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New Home Sales Up 2.3 Percent In April

New-Home Sales See Another Uptick in April

Sales of new single-family homes rose in April to 454,000, up 2.3 percent from the previous month.

New-Home Sales Among Key Economic Events May 20-24
US Stock Futures Signal Higher Open Tuesday

Hooroo Aussies! Ford Will Stop Making Cars Down Under

Ford is ending manufacturing activities in Australia after 87 years as the country's auto production has been hit hard by cheaper Asian imports.

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Chinese Banks Offered Fewer Wealth Management Products In Response To Recent Regulation

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    Latin America's Ride Into The Big Bucks

    Despite global decreases in foreign investment, Latin America received more money than ever. Which countries got the most?

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  • US Markets Shrug-Off Massive Sell-Off On Japan’s Nikkei Thursday Morning, Suggesting Asia's Plunge Is Regional

    US Markets Shake Off Asian Jitters For Now

    Investors seemed to weigh the Asian market sell-off and Europe decline against a stream of encouraging news about the U.S. economy.

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  • Africa's Economic Future Depends On Local Ownership, Entrepreneurship & Big Ideas

    Africa's Economic Future Depends On Big Ideas

    As Africa emerges as "the 21st century continent," experts say its future rests on big ideas, entrepreneurship and local ownership.

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  • Chinese Consumer Confidence Index 15 Points Higher Than Global Average Despite Economy Slowing Down

    Chinese Confident About Spending Their Money

    According to the latest Nielsen report, Chinese consumers remain optimistic about the state of China's economy, and are now buying more high-end...

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  • Whatever Happened To Libyan Oil? For Western Oil Giants, The Crude Is Sweet But China And Russia May Get The Biggest Taste

    Two Years After Revolution, Whatever Happened To Libyan Oil?

    In post-Gadhafi Libya, energy companies are struggling to gain a new foothold.

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  • US Durable Goods Orders Rise 3.3 Percent In April, Tops 1.5 Percent Estimate

    US Durable Goods Orders Rise 3.3% In April

    Economists polled by Bloomberg News had expected orders to rise 1.5 percent from a previously reported 5.7 percent decrease in March.

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  • Whatever Happened To Libyan Oil? For Western Oil Giants, The Crude Is Sweet But China And Russia May Get The Biggest Taste

    Two Years After Revolution, Whatever Happened To Libyan Oil?

    In post-Gadhafi Libya, energy companies are struggling to gain a new foothold.

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    Austerity Protests Rock Europe's Capitals Throughout The Year

    Protests against austerity-induced government layoffs, higher taxes, and service cuts intensified across Europe as populaces struck back.

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