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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

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

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___Dow approaches 13,000, and maybe a record to comeIt was just last summer that the Dow Jones industrial average shed 2 Read More

Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) Releases January 2012 Index
LAS VEGAS, NV-- - Stock performances of major gaming equipment manufacturers continued to trend upward during the first Read More

Super-Fast Broadband Could Boost UK House Prices
A new annual ISPreview.co.uk reader survey has discovered that just over half (57%) of UK internet users value good broa Read More

Commercial National Achieves 22.1% Full Year and 44.3% Fourth Quarter Core Earnings Growth for 2011
LATROBE, Pa., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial National Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CNAF - News)(Company), pare 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

GM leads list of stocks with value, momentum
Do you prefer to buy a stock that's been moving up or one that has been dropping? Read More

Zions Direct Announces Municipal Bond Auction Results Through February 3, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zions Direct , the online broker-dealer that allows its customers to purcha Read More

Surprising International Comparison of Average Hours Worked
The conventional narrative about the European debt crisis largely accepts the contention that the periphery of Europe ha Read More