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Ex-Rep. Mike Oxley dies; helped create post-Enron law
2016-01-01 21:24:19| IT Services - Topix.net
A former Ohio congressman who helped write a landmark business regulatory law following the collapse of Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. has died. Mike Oxley was 71. Oxley spent 25 years in Congress, where he devoted most of his time to issues involving corporate oversight and insurance protection.
U.S. home prices climb in October, helped by solid job market
2015-12-30 00:07:13| Real Estate - Topix.net
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5.5 percent in the 12 months ending in October, up from a 5.4 percent pace in September, according to a report released Tuesday. Home values have climbed at a roughly 5 percent pace during much of 2015, as strong hiring has bolstered a real estate market still recovering from a housing bust that triggered a recession eight years ago.
US home prices climb in October, helped by solid job market
2015-12-29 15:52:31| Real Estate - Topix.net
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5.5 percent in the 12 months ending in October, up from a 5.4 percent pace in September. Home values have climbed at a roughly 5 percent pace during much of 2015.
General Mills Profit Rises, Helped by Cost Cuts
2015-12-19 13:48:11| Agriculture - Topix.net
General Mills Inc. on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $529.5 million, according the Associated Press , or 87 cents a share, up from $346.1 million, or 56 cents, a year earlier. Excluding a loss stemming from the aforementioned divestiture and stripping out restructuring costs, among other items, per-share profit rose to 82 cents from 80 cents.
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Meet the woman who helped seal uprecedented climate-change pact
2015-12-12 11:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quartz: For nearly two weeks, world leaders have been arguing over the minutiae of a deal on the new global strategy to counter climate change. Earlier today (Dec. 12), the final text of this year's climate-change resolution in Paris was signed, sealed, and delivered, as is customary for any United Nations (UN) agreement, in six official languages. And later in the day, in a surprising and historic first, the agreement was also ratified by all 195 countries involved in the negotiations. Finally, Christina...
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