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Stocks eye health reform, housing, Greece

Reuters US Online Report Business News 19 hours ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Washington's bid to put finishing touches on healthcare reform this weekend should help lift uncertainty on Wall Street, but there may be some turbulence along the way next week as the recent rally appears to be fraying. Democratic ...

Economy drives families together under one roof

Reuters Life! Online Report yesterday

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The recession slowed most homebuilding in the United States to a standstill but it has fueled demand for a special kind of housing: the granny flat. As unemployment hovers around 10 percent and healthcare costs spiral upward, homebuyers ...

Tax gains drive profits for homebuilders

AP News 2 days ago

Large homebuilders recouping housing boom-era taxes and eking out profits It's tax season, and the IRS is being particularly generous to some of the nation's largest homebuilders. Several publicly traded companies, including Lennar Corp., Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. and Pulte Homes Inc., expect ...

Granite Construction gets WTC PATH contract

AP News 2 days ago

Granite Construction, Skanska USA get $542M contract for PATH station at Trade Center site Granite Construction Inc., a contractor and producer of construction materials, said Wednesday it is part of a joint venture that received a $542 million contract with the Port ...

McGraw-Hill renews magazine deal with contractors

AP News 2 days ago

McGraw-Hill Construction renews publishing deal with Associated General Contractors of America McGraw-Hill Construction, part of publishing house The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., said Wednesday it extended its publishing agreement with the Associated General Contractors of America for two more years. McGraw-Hill Construction said ...

Summary Box: Housing construction falls in Feb.

AP News 3 days ago

Summary Box: February snows depress housing construction with permit applications also down HOUSING STARTS: Construction of new homes and apartments fell 5.9 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 575,000 units. SNOW EFFECT: Economists blamed the heavy snowstorms that ...

Bad weather depresses housing starts in February

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 3 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. housing starts fell last month as winter storms disrupted construction, and another drop in building permits suggested the weakness would linger. Though the data on Tuesday was an indication home building would clip economic growth in the first ...

Housing starts, permits fall in February

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 4 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing starts and permits to build new homes both fell in February as winter storms in some parts of the country disrupted home building, a government report showed on Tuesday. The Commerce Department said housing starts fell 5.9 percent ...

Ahead of the Bell: Housing starts

AP News 4 days ago

Housing construction likely slipped in February in part because of severe winter snowstorms Housing construction, which hit a six-month high in January, likely slipped in February, reflecting in part the major snowstorms that hit many parts of the country. The housing industry ...

Builder Sentiment

AP News 4 days ago

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010 file photo, a construction worker builds a new home in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. The National Association of Home Builders releases its housing market index for March on Monday, March 15. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) ...

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