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Inside the CIA's crystal ball for 2015

Jan 1, 2015
In 2000, the CIA made 70 pages worth of predictions for 2015. They didn't get everything right.

Semi-rosy outlook for housing market

Jan 1, 2015
Home sales could increase by 10 percent but weak wage growth may cut down on potential buyers.

McDonald's makes a move toward not-so-fast food

Jan 1, 2015
We're not lovin' it: McDonald's earnings hit a new low. Are custom burgers an answer?

Lithuania rings in the new year with a new currency

Jan 1, 2015
It's the 19th state to adopt the euro.

PODCAST: Federal contractors get a raise

Jan 1, 2015
Plus: the "Internet of things" at CES and a look ahead at 2015's big tech stories.

Internet's only just begun to run your life

Jan 1, 2015
A trend that's expected to be big in 2015: Everyday items connected to the Internet.

For public good, not for profit.

2014 by the numbers

Jan 1, 2015
As a new year stretches out before us, a look at the numbers that defined 2014.

Wage rises for new federal contractors

Jan 1, 2015
Raise to $10.10 per hour was promised in last year's State of the Union.