WASHINGTON U.S. builders barely increased their spending on construction projects in March after two straight months of declines. A pickup in single-family home construction and commercial projects offset a steep drop in state and local …
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'Hemingway & Gellhorn': Love is a battlefield in the HBO movie
'Hemingway & Gellhorn': Love is a battlefield in the HBO movie
A reworking by writer Jerry Stahl, Kaufman says, helped the project find its voice and structure. A friend suggested Clive Owen for Hemingway's part. Though the dark, lean English actor does not much resemble Hemingway, Kaufman says, he projects both …
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Dow headed for highest close since ’07 – Yahoo Finance
That put the average on course for its highest close since Dec. 28, 2007. In a separate report, the Commerce Department said construction spending ticked up in March, following two months of declines. Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P …
Ariz. shows big jump in 2011 construction – USA Today
Arizona ranked fifth among U.S. states for construction spending on commercial real-estate projects in 2011, a huge advance from its No. 14 position the previous year, according to a report issued this week. The report, from the Virginia-based …
Construction spending barely increased in March – Chicago Sun-Times
WASHINGTON — U.S. builders barely increased their spending on construction projects in March after two straight months of declines. The Commerce Department says construction spending ticked up 0.1 percent following declines of 1.4 percent in …
McGraw-Hill Construction Debuts the Dodge Momentum Index – Yahoo Finance
NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – McGraw-Hill Construction today launched the Dodge Momentum Index, a 12-month leading indicator of construction spending for nonresidential building. Based on a 91% correlation between construction …
Construction Spending Up Slightly After Declines – NPR News
U.S. builders barely increased their spending on construction projects in March after two straight months of declines. A pickup in single-family home construction and commercial projects offset a steep drop in state and local government building.
Manufacturing activity at 10-month high, construction spending up – Los Angeles Times
Manufacturing in the U.S., seen by many as a major motivator of the recovery, expanded at the fastest rate in nearly half a year in April, growing to a 10-month high. A monthly index compiled by the Institute for Supply Management showed a 54.8 …
Nonresidential Construction Spending Slips Third Month in a Row in March – ForConstructionPros.com
Total nonresidential construction spending fell for the third month in a row, declining 0.2 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $ 556.85 billion, according to the May 1 report by the U.S. Commerce Department. However, total …
Crude Oil, Gold Sink as Euro Fears Grip Markets
Crude Oil, Gold Sink as Euro Fears Grip Markets
Lawmakers in Athens once again failed to come to terms on the structure of a ruling coalition at a meeting over the weekend. Markets are becoming increasingly concerned that a lingering impasse will push Athens to fall short of its obligations under …
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