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Atlanta, GA, October 21, 2005--Home Depot shares reached their highest point in more than a month Thursday after an analyst said the company's well positioned to handle the triple threat of a bursting housing bubble, higher energy prices and slowing c
Washington, DC, October 21, 2005--Frustrated that steadily increasing the federal funds rate in quarter-percentage-point increments hasn’t driven up the low long-term mortgage rates that have helped fire up the housing market in recent years.
Washington, DC, October 21, 2005--The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), together with the Enterprise Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, the Trust for Public Land and others have.
Carthage, MO, October 20, 2005--Leggett & Platt posted third-quarter net income of $54 million, or 28 cents a share, compared with $80.2 million, or $0.41 a share, a year earlier.
Greensboro, NC, October 20, 2005--Unifi Inc. said it is exploring various options, including a potential merger or sale of the company and restructuring of its outstanding debt.
Washington, DC, October 20, 2005--An ongoing working alliance between the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was cemented by way of a formal re-signing ceremony attended by leaders of
Wellington, New Zealand, October 20, 2005--The canned merger between carpet-makers Feltex and Godfrey Hirst won't be revived, but sharing a wool-scouring facility or trading plants are options the rivals will explore within the next few weeks.
Washington, DC, October 20, 2005 — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) officially introduced the Architecture Billings Index.
New York, NY, October 20, 2005--The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.7 percent, the coincident index decreased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.2 percent in September.
New York, NY, October 20, 2005--Shares of truckers Covenant Transport and US Xpress headed downhill Wednesday after an analyst downgraded both stocks on the companies' limited ability to offset higher costs.