Josh Boak

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Medtronic to buy Irish medical-device manufacturer

Medtronic to buy Irish medical-device manufacturer

Josh Boak · June 16, 2014 12:37 pm

FILE - In this May 16, 2014 file photo, shoppers walk past a now hiring sign at a Ross store in North Miami Beach, Fla. The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Applications for US jobless aid up modestly

Josh Boak · June 12, 2014 12:51 pm

In this June 4, 2014 photo, attorney Tim Nelson poses for photos in his new town home in Phoenix. Americans like Nelson increasingly say they prefer to live near the centers of cities and towns, where commutes tend to be easier and culture, restaurants and entertainment close by. It marks a pronounced shift away from the yearning for open suburban space that drove U.S. home construction for decades. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Many seek new homes near cities but are priced out

Josh Boak · June 11, 2014 10:17 am

In this March 27, 2014 photo, a Mercedes-Benz sedan rolls onto a car-carrier at the company's Vehicle Processing Center in Baltimore. The Commerce Department issues its April report on wholesale stockpiles on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

US wholesale stockpiles rose 1.1 percent in April

Josh Boak · June 10, 2014 2:59 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 file photo, recruiter Valera Kulow, left, speaks with job seeker Leonardo Vitiello during a career fair in Dallas. The Labor Department reports the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, June 5, 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Applications up slightly for US jobless aid

Josh Boak · June 5, 2014 12:46 pm

In this Friday, May 16, 2014 photo, a construction worker works on the site of the SoMa at Brickell apartment building in downtown Miami. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issues its index of non-manufacturing activity for May on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

US service firms grow at fastest pace since August

Josh Boak · June 4, 2014 3:07 pm

US service firms grow at fastest pace since August

US service firms grow at fastest pace since August

Josh Boak · June 4, 2014 2:14 pm

Contracts to buy US homes rose slightly in April

Contracts to buy US homes rose slightly in April

Josh Boak · May 29, 2014 2:55 pm

This photo combination shows the 10 highest-paid CEOs of 2013, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive pay research firm. Top row, from left: Anthony Petrello, Nabors Industries, $68.2 million; Leslie Moonves, CBS, $65.6 million; Richard Adkerson, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, $55.3 million; Stephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor, $39 million; and Philippe Dauman, Viacom, $37.2 million. Bottom row, from left: Leonard Schleifer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, $36.3 million; Robert Iger, Walt Disney, $34.3 million; David Zaslav, Discovery Communications, $33.3 million; Jeffrey Bewkes, Time Warner, $32.5 million; and Brian Roberts, Comcast, $31.4 million. (AP Photo)

The CEO got a huge raise. You didn’t. Here’s why.

Josh Boak · May 27, 2014 9:28 pm

This Monday, May 19, 2014 photo shows a home for sale in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami. Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller reports on U.S. home prices in March and for the first quarter of the year on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

US home prices rise at slower rate in March

Josh Boak · May 27, 2014 2:21 pm

In this May 21, 2014 photo, a sign sits in front of a new home for sale in West Des Moines, Iowa. The Commerce Department reports on sales of new homes in April on Friday, May 23, 2014.

US new-home sales rose 6.4 percent in April

Josh Boak · May 23, 2014 6:17 pm

This Monday, May 19, 2014 photo shows a duplex home for sale in the Coconut Grove neighborhood in Miami. The National Association of Realtors reports on existing-home sales in April on Thursday, May 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

US home sales rose 1.3 percent in April

Josh Boak · May 22, 2014 2:39 pm