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In this March 13, 2015 photo, workers inspect new 2015 aluminum-alloy body Ford F-150 trucks at the company's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo. Ford Motor Co. ’s net income jumped 44 percent to $1. 9 billion in the second quarter as... People walk past the New York Stock Exchange building on March 11, 2015 in New York. In this June 20, 2014 photo, United Parcel Service (UPS) driver Marty Thompson scans a package before a delivery in Cumming, Ga. Overseas business helped UPS during its second quarter, as did the absence of a hefty charge recorded a year ago. The package-delivery company earned $1. 23 billion, or $1. 35 per share, for the three months ended June 30. A year earlier it earned $454 million, or 49 cents per share. In this June 4, 2015 photo, a realty sign is posted in front of a new home under construction in Roswell Ga. U. S. home prices rose at a steady pace in May, pushed higher by a healthy increase in sales this year. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased 4. 9 percent in May from 12 months earlier, down slightly from a 5 percent pace in April, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. In this March 13, 2015 photo, workers inspect new 2015 aluminum-alloy body Ford F-150 trucks at the company's Kansas City Assembly Plant. Source: www.azcentral.com
