Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 3.3% in 2013, according to the Q4 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. Equipment and software ...
RPM International Inc. today said that outstanding performance in the company's consumer segment and more modest gains in its industrial segment resulted in significant increases in sales, net income and diluted earnings per share for the ...
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Mannington Mills announced that it will be implementing a price increase of up to 6 percent on all engineered wood floors, moldings and wood adhesives effective with shipments on January 1, 2014. "The housing market continues to recover ...
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ICE Cotton traded firmer with an improving technical picture and climbing open interest throughout most of the week, settling at 87.18. The market’s move higher, China’s holiday, continued uncertainty about cotton quality, and ...
Last week saw U.S. stock indexes climb to near record highs and the U.S. dollar fell to its largest decline in 5 weeks following the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve along with comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that ...
With home prices and household formations rising and household balance sheets healing, the ongoing housing recovery is expected to gain momentum next year even as several challenges remain, according to economists who participated in the ...
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Will 2013 be the year the economy finally gets over the blues and gets in gear? At the moment, I'm watching business experts debate that point in my hotel room at CNBC. Many of the commentators believe the economy continues to just stumble ...
A total of 291 metropolitan areas across the country now qualify as improving housing markets, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for September, released today. This reflects ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) have jointly released the August update to the AAMA/WDMA 2012/2013 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast. This report ...
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Production of apartments and condominiums gained momentum in the second quarter of 2013, according to the latest Multifamily Production Index (MPI), released recently by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The index increased ...
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he pendulum of the US economy remains on the upswing, according to the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), released today. The economic indicator, shown to lead US business cycles by an average of ...
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The Park wall system, along with other items from new BrandSource vendor partner Legends Furniture, brings more youthful and modern looks to the buying group's lineup. The wall retails at $999. ? A colorful Bossa Nova top-of-bed set by ...
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Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose three points to 59 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for August, released recently. This fourth consecutive monthly ...
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Nationwide housing affordability slipped several notches as recovering markets witnessed significant firming of home prices in the second quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index ...
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Housing starts in Canada were trending at 187,416 units in July compared to 182,142 in June, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual ...
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