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  • Fear of Rising Rates May Spur Homebuyers to Act Fast

    By Leah Schnurr, Reuters

    Worries the Federal Reserve may begin to slow its stimulus efforts sent U.S. mortgage rates last week to their highest level in a year, a surge that could be a headwind to the nascent housing...

  • 56 Percent of People Tip for Terrible Service

    By Dealnews, dealnews.com

    In a recent poll, dealnews asked its readers whether they felt obligated to tip even if they received terrible service — about 56% of respondents said they definitely would or sometimes would leave a...

  • Attack on Red Cross in eastern Afghanistan kills one guard

    Attack on Red Cross in eastern Afghanistan kills one guard

    By Hamid Shalizi and Rafiq Sherzad, Reuters

    JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Insurgents attacked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, killing an Afghan guard in the second...

  • Home prices accelerate by most in seven years

    Home prices accelerate by most in seven years

    By Leah Schnurr, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home prices accelerated by the most in nearly seven years in March as the spring buying season gave the sector traction, while surging consumer confidence pointed to some...

  • AstraZeneca buys heart firm Omthera for up to $443 million

    By Ben Hirschler, Reuters

    LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca is to buy Omthera Pharmaceuticals for as much as $443 million to build up its cardiovascular drug business, a priority area for Britain's second-biggest drugmaker. The...