Office Furniture Orders Down 6% From Year Ago
New York, NY, Dec. 5, 2008--U.S. office furniture orders fell 6 percent in October to $945 million compared with a year ago, its largest decline since May 2003.
Today's Flooring News
Keep up to date with the most recent news in the flooring industry. Today's News...As it happens! We update this news several times a day so you can stay connected.
NeoCon East Holds Largest Ever Show
Baltimore, MD, Dec. 5, 2008--There were nearly 8,000 attendees and more than 300 exhibitors at the sixth annual NeoCon East show, making it the largest event in the show’s history.
GE Money Hosting Free Webinar on Big Ticket Sales
Kettering, OH, Dec. 5, 2008—GE Money will host a free year-end training webinar focused on leveraging best practices in a tough economy.
Online Help Wanted Ads Decline in November
New York, NY, Dec. 4, 2008--Online advertised vacancies declined 70,200 to 4,369,200 in November, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series.
Oil Prices Continue Downward Trend, Nearing $40
New York, NY, Dec. 5, 2008--Oil prices continued to fall below $44 a barrel Friday in Asia as more bad U.S. economic news soured the outlook for global growth and demand for crude.
Solutia Names Doc Award Winners
Kennesaw, GA, Dec. 3, 2008 -- Solutia Inc.‘s Ultron carpet fibers has named the winners of the Doc Award competition.
Toll Brothers Narrows Loss But Sees Grim 2009
Horsham, PA, Dec. 4, 2008-- Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. reported a fourth quarter net loss of $78.8 million, or $0.49 per share, which included pre-tax write-downs totaling $175.9 million.
Oil Prices Fall To Near Four Year Low
New York, NY, Dec. 4, 2008--Oil prices fell Thursday to lows last seen nearly four years ago as more bleak news from the world's largest economy raised fears crude could tumble below $40 by the end of the year.
Initial Jobless Claims Fall, Continuing Claims Up
Washington, DC, Dec. 4, 2008--Initial jobless claims fell to a one-month low, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Treasury Trying To Force Mortgage Rates Lower
Washington, DC, Dec. 4, 2008--The Treasury Department is developing a plan to try to reduce mortgage rates on home loans to 4.5 percent on typical mortgages.