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Home Depot Launches Co-Branded Credit Cards

Atlanta, GA, August 25, 2006--Home Depot announced today the launch of its first co-branded consumer and business rewards credit cards--The Home Depot Rewards MasterCard and The Home Depot Business Rewards MasterCard issued by Citi Cards.

NeoCon Xpress L.A. 2007: New Products, New Dates,

Chicago, IL, August 18, 2006--The West Coast design community will see hundreds of new products fresh from the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair when they attend NeoCon Xpress L.A. August 22 – 23, 2007 at The Los Angeles Convention Center.

Retail Sales Up in July

Washington, D.C. August 11, 2006--Retail sales rose higher than expected--up 1.4 percent--in July, according to the Department of Commerce. The growth was partly due to strong auto and gas station sales.

BASF to Increase Prices Latex Prices

Charlotte, NC, August 10, 2006 -- Effective September 1, 2006, or as contracts allow, BASF will raise prices by four cents per dry pound in the United States and Canada on all Butonal® high solids latex products supplied to the carpet, construction and fo

2Q Productivity Up

Washington, DC, August 8, 2006--Productivity rose at a slower pace in the second quarter, but a key gauge of inflation accelerated, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Consumer Credit Up in June

Washington, DC, August 7, 2006--Consumers took on a much bigger-than-expected $10.3 billion in new debt in June, the Federal Reserve said Monday, almost double what they did in May.