Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose one point to 47 in April from a downwardly revised March reading of 46 on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). ...
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UK retail sales for March were down 1.7% on a like-for-like basis from March 2013, when they had increased 1.9% on the preceding year, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were down 0.3%, against a ...
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Mothercare plc, the leading international mother and baby retailer, issues the trading update, which covers the 12 and 52 week periods to 29 March 2014. Overview for Q4 - 12 weeks to 29 March 2014 -Worldwide network sales were down ...
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Inditex's net sales increased by 5% in FY13 (1 February 2013 - 31 January 2014) to €16.7 billion. Sales in constant currency terms grew by 8% and like-for-like sales grew by 3% during the same period, on top of the 6% achieved in FY12. ...
Home prices continued to show solid growth in most of the country due to limited inventory conditions, but rising prices and severe winter weather caused existing-home sales to slip in February, according to the National Association of ...
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The oil complex settled sharply higher Monday as a Russian military intervention in the Ukraine heightened concerns over global oil supplies from Russia -- one of the top oil producers in the world. NYMEX April crude settled $2.33 higher ...
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Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 9.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 468,000 units in January from an upwardly revised pace of 427,000 units in the previous month, according to data released by the U.S. Department of ...
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Existing home sales declined 5.1% in January to the lowest level since July 2012, the National Association of Realtors said Feb. 21. Sales fell to an annual rate of 4.62 million. The January level was lower than economists’ median ...
According to a report from the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, sales of new single-family houses in December 2013 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 414,000. This is 7.0 percent (±17.5 ...
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Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting that begins Tuesday. The most active gold contract for February delivery fell 0.9 U. S. dollar, or 0.07 ...
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Since 2006, DA Stores has filled the role of a specialty retailer for contemporary home furnishings and accessories for consumers around the nation. Its retail store is based in Los Angeles and it offers a massive digital catalog from some ...
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Existing home sales increased 1% in December, the first rise in four months, the National Association of Realtors said Jan. 23. Sales rose to an annual rate of 4.87 million. The December level was lower than economists' median forecast of ...
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Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes fell one point to 56 in January from a revised December reading of 57 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). "Following an ...
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It is reported that Japan's Trade Ministry said the 2014 season Japan finished steel demand is expected to 0.6% up slightly. If this prediction were able to accomplish, it means that Japan’s steel demand would drop slightly by 0.1% ...
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Sales of newly built, single-family homes declined 2.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 464,000 units in November 2013 from an upwardly revised strong pace of 474,000 units in the previous month, according to data released by the ...
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