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U.S. Eases Restrictions on Financing Exports to Cuba

The Obama administration removing major impediments to contact between the U.S. and Cuba by lifting restrictions on American financing of exports to the island nation. -NYTIMES

Johnson and Tyco merge in tax-avoiding inversion deal

Manufacturing giants Johnson Controls and Tyco International plan to merge in another example of a controversial tax inversion. - USTODAY

Bill Aim to Shift Solar Investments

A bill that would increase the statewide cap on how much excess energy solar producers can sell back to electric companies is an attempt to encourage continued solar expansion while finding a more equitable way to pay for it, the bill's primary sponsor said Friday.- THE TELEGRAPH

Zika virus set to spread across America, spurring a vaccine hunt

The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil, is likely to spread to all countries in the Americas except for Canada and Chile, the World Health Organization said on Monday. - REUTERS