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Dalton, GA, November 26, 2025—Intertek Group, a Total Quality Assurance (TQA) provider to industries worldwide, has expanded its service offering in North America through the acquisition of Professional Testing Laboratory (PTL), a provider of testing services for the flooring industry.
New York, NY, November 26, 2025-"Weak buyer demand, weakening home prices and overall uncertainty in the economy are combining to make home sellers change their minds and step out of the market,” reports CNBC.
Washington, DC, November 26, 2025-In the week ending November 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 216,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, November 26, 2025-Mortgage applications increased 0.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 21, 2025.
Nashville, TN, November 26, 2025-Akzo Nobel and Axalta Coating Systems have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a global coatings company with an enterprise value of approximately $25 billion.
Washington, DC, November 26, 2025-New orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up two consecutive months, increased $1.5 billion or 0.5% to $313.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Washington, DC, November 26, 2025—Construction input prices increased 0.2% in September compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data.
Jackson, MS, November 26, 2025—This December, the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) ends the year with six hands-on learning events in two states.
Washington, DC, November 25, 2025—Pending home sales in October increased by 1.9% from the prior month and fell 0.4% year over year, according to the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Report.
New York, NY, November 25, 2025—The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index posted a 1.3% annual gain for September, down from a 1.4% rise in the previous month.