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Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | yesterday
James Cullen submits: Wallboard maker – and more! – USG Corporation (USG) reported earnings Tuesday (see conference call transcript ), along with comparable Eagle Materials (EXP) (see conference call transcript ). USG has a roughly 30% share of the wallboard market, with Eagle in the high single digits. Having beaten on both the top- and bottom-lines for the quarter, USG rallied 13% as it has done...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE CONSTRUCTION slowdown has forced Irish building materials giant CRH to close one of its manufacturing plants with the loss of more than 50 jobs.
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Apartment Therapy - San Francisco (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Dear AT:SF, Please help me select some wall/curtain/rod colors for my small (8x10) bedroom. I want to paint the walls (only Sherwin Williams paint is allowed) and hang long curtains. I prefer lighte
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Market Wire - Investment Opinion (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
LONDON (MARKET WIRE) MaybachFinancial.com is one of the fastest growing independent and unbiased research firms in the world. Through our numerous partnerships with many of the top investment minds in the world, we provide research on companies making a move in the markets. Investors seeking genuine analyst opinions on their investments for Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV), McDonald's Corporation...
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Cemex, North America's largest cement maker, said second-quarter profit dropped 27 per cent as construction slumped in most of its largest markets and debt costs rose.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
MONTERREY, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX), announced today that consolidated net sales increased 29% in the second quarter of 2008 to US$6.3 billion versus US$4.9
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 22 -- Interline Brands, Inc. (NYSE: IBI) ("Interline" or the "Company"), a leading distributor and direct marketer of maintenance, repair and operations products, will hold a conference call ...
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Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Todd Sullivan submits: I read some of Goldman Sachs' (GS) research report on Sherwin Williams (SHW) yesterday: Although the company’s long-term growth potential remains intact, we are cautious that the cost and demand headwinds will continue challenging SHW in the near term: (1) our economists expect existing home sales (key indicator for paint demand) to trough in 1H2009; (2) the overall non- residential...
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Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Quarry giants Cemex is hoping a compromise deal will overcome neighbours' objections to its plans to run a tar-coating plant for road surfaces for up to 24 hours a day.
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SignalBlog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Shares of Sherwin-Williams Co. fell Monday after an analyst downgraded the company’s stock because of the paintmaker’s cautious outlook. Goldman Sachs analyst Amy Zhang downgraded the Cleveland-based company from “Neutral” to “Sell” on Sunday evening, saying the company’s shares are trading “at an unwarranted premium.” Shares fell $3.67, or 6.8 percent to $50.45 before falling another 7 [...]
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EuroInvestor.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ: BECN) (the “ Company ” ) will host a conference call on Friday August 8, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) .. - Read more
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
In the news release, Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) Reports First Quarter Earnings, issued earlier today by Eagle Materials Inc. over PR Newswire, in the table with the heading "Consolidated Balance Sheet," first column of the "Assets" section, "Accounts and Notes Rec...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
PEABODY, Mass. - Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ: BECN) (the “Company”) will host a conference call on Friday August 8, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss its earnings results for the fiscal 2008 third quarter and nine mont
