USA-HOUSING/HOMEBUILDER (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-US homebuilder confidence ebbs on tax credit fears
NEW YORK, April 29 - A series of earnings reports over the next week likely will not dent the rally boosting shares of big U.S. homebuilders, but investors should consider an extension of the upsurge...
WASHINGTON, April 2 - Two U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday to expand a key tax break sought by struggling homebuilders that have been hit hard by the collapse of the U.S. housing market. Democratic...
NEW YORK, Dec 11 - The rally in U.S. homebuilders shares screeched to a halt on Thursday as investors realized that lower mortgage rates will not guarantee higher demand. "Everyone's really watching to see if...
NEW YORK, Dec 3 - Builders desperate to put up smaller, cheaper homes are incurring extra expense and customers' wrath by redesigning communities, even when people are already living in them. As the U.S. housing...
NEW YORK, Dec 3 - Builders desperate to put up smaller, cheaper homes are incurring extra expense and customers' wrath by redesigning communities, even when people are already living in them. As the U.S. housing...
NEW YORK, Nov 18 - The U.S. housing slump is set to worsen in 2009 as fallout from this year's plunge in the stock market and consumer confidence continues to cast a pall over potential...
* Toll Brothers, homebuilders rise; Applied Materials up * Investors await Federal Reserve's policy statement * Macy's rises on better-than-expected results * Dow, S&P, Nasdaq up more than 1 percent (Updates to midday, changes quote)...
NEW YORK, May 18 - Shares of major homebuilders rose on Monday after a trade group reported that its survey of U.S. homebuilder sentiment jumped to its highest level in eight months in May. The...
NEW YORK, April 8 - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wednesday after news of government aid for life insurers and a merger among homebuilders spurred optimism and offset a quarterly...