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House prices 'up 0.6% in January'
UK house prices increased by 0.6% in January, according to the latest survey from the Halifax. Read More

Higher Patient Ratings Indicate Hospitals Better Prepared for Value-based Purchasing - Press Ganey
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Press Ganey, the average overall rating of hospitals by pati Read More

Platts: January Petrochemical Prices Surge 9% on Restocking and Tight Supply
LONDON, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals marketplace surged in the firs Read More

Lone Pine Resources Announces Year-End 2011 SEC Reserves and Fourth Quarter 2011 Update
CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - Lone Pine Resources Inc. today announced the Company's year-end 2011 estimated proved reserves Read More

GTA REALTORS(R) Introduce MLS(R) Home Price Index
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - The Toronto Real Estate Board , Canadian Real Estate Association and four other major real estate b Read More

Real estate transactions fall in 2011
The number of real estate transactions tumbled by 12.02 percent during 2011 to 82,984, in comparison with 94,320 transac Read More

Sherwood sees construction drop from ’10
Millions of dollars’ worth of home and commercial construction has taken place in Sherwood this year, but the amount i Read More

European hedge fund stars profit in buoyant January
* Funds benefit from banks rally after ECB loans * Crispin Odey's hedge fund up 14 pct this year * Lansdowne, GLG, C Read More

Does the government need 8,000 IT staff?
Despite having outsourced the majority of its IT roles, Computer Weekly research reveals that Whitehall still has 8,000 Read More

Green Zone: On uranium, January weather
Documents question claim about uranium   Uranium ore beneath public lands in northern Arizona represents no more than 4 Read More