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Las Vegas, NV, February 23, 2006--Six months after the debut of the highly successful inaugural Las Vegas Market, which was the largest show launch in U.S. trade show history, all eyes in the international home furnishings industry were focused on the sec
New York, NY, February 24, 2006--The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index – a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America – dipped one point in January.
Atlanta, GA, February 24, 2006--Home Depot said its board authorized the repurchase of an additional $1 billion worth of outstanding shares, bringing the total buyback authorization to $12 billion.
Washington, DC, February 24, 2006--Durable goods orders dropped 10.2% in January as aircraft orders dried up after three months of strength, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
St. Louis, February 24, 2006--Solutia Inc., today announced it has received a fully underwritten commitment for $825 million of debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing, maturing March 31, 2007.
New York, NY, February 23, 2006—According to to the latest findings of the Monster Local Employment Index, online job availability increased or held steady in more than half of the top 28 U.S. metropolitan areas in January.
Horsham, PA, February 23, 2006--Luxury home builder Toll Brothers on Thursday reported a 49% improvement in first-quarter profit, while noting that speculators are leaving the housing market.
Jakarta, Indonesia, February 23, 2006--When the world's biggest timber smuggling operation from Papua to China was exposed last year, it marked a turning point in the fight against illegal logging in the country.
Washington, DC, February 23, 2006--The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 17. The Market Composite Index--a measure of mortgage loan application volume--was 578.5, an increase
Washington, DC, February 23, 2006--First-time seasonally adjusted claims for state unemployment benefits dropped by 20,000 to 278,000 last week, reversing the prior week's gains, the Labor Department reported Thursday.