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Lumber prices are on the rise again

Lumber prices have shot up again in a rise reminiscent of a year ago, when high-climbing wood prices warned of the hinky supply lines and broad inflation to come.

Oracle in talks to purchase Cerner

Oracle is in talks to buy electronic medical records company Cerner Corp., according to people familiar with the matter, a deal that could be worth around $30 billion and push the enterprise-software giant further into health care.

Democrats' immigration proposal rejected by Senate parliamentarian

The Senate parliamentarian found that Democrats’ plan to provide temporary protections for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally can’t be passed as a component of party lawmakers’ roughly $2 trillion education, health care and climate package.