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By Joe Richter and Marina Sysoyeva, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
North American mills are sawing lumber at the fastest pace in six years after a recovering U.S. housing market, a beetle infestation in Canada and increasing Chinese demand drove the biggest price surge in two decades.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
March 21, 2013
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in February to the highest level in more than three years, sustaining a rebound that is bolstering growth.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
February 26, 2013
Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose in the 12 months to December by the most in more than six years, a sign the housing-market recovery is strengthening.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
February 20, 2013
U.S. benchmark stock indexes tumbled from five-year highs while oil, gold and silver led commodities lower as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting showed policy makers debated the risks and benefits of bond purchases.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
February 19, 2013
Confidence among U.S. homebuilders unexpectedly dropped in February from a more than six-year high, a sign the real-estate market will take time to accelerate.
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By Rita Nazareth and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
January 17, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a five-year high, amid better- than-forecast initial jobless claims and housing data.
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By Rich Miller and Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
October 8, 2012
Business hiring is holding up, allaying concerns about a U.S. economic downdraft in the face of a looming fiscal cliff.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
September 26, 2012
Purchases of new U.S. homes hovered in August near a two-year high, adding to signs that the housing market is on the way to recovery.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
September 19, 2012
New housing construction rose in August, boosted by the strongest pace of single-family home starts in more than two years that shows an improving U.S. real estate market.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
August 28, 2012
Confidence among U.S. consumers fell in August by the most in 10 months as households grew more pessimistic about their employment prospects and the economic outlook.
