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14 hrs ago | BusinessWeek

Home builders shares plunge on sales data 7:43PM ET

Shares of several major U.S. home builders plunged Thursday after a real estate trade group reported sales of existing homes fell sharply in June, pushing up the supply of unsold homes on the market -- a ...

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Related Topix: Construction, Lennar, Centex, Pulte, Beazer Homes USA, Horton D R

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Earth Times

KB Home Releases First Sustainability Report

" Our business requires a delicate balance between the societal need for affordably priced new homes and the environmental need to use our limited natural resources wisely, " said Jeffrey Mezger, president and ...

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Related Topix: Construction

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Triangle Business Journal

Smart Online picks KB Home vet as CFO

Smart Online has hired a chief financial officer with experience at public companies KB Home and Blackboard , the Durham software concern said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Construction, Blackboard, Media, Software

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Fool.com

Is There Value Underfoot?

If you take a break from your computer and look down at your floor, you might see your next investing idea.

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Related Topix: Construction, Toll Brothers, Graco, Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Investment Services, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, USG Corporation

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Canada NewsWire

Silverlit and Spin Master Resolve Patent Lawsuit Versus Westminster

TORONTO, July 14 /CNW/ -- Silverlit Toys Manufactory Ltd. and Spin Master Ltd., issue the following corrected notice regarding the settlement of litigation with Westminster, Inc.

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Related Topix: Toys, Construction

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Hortensia Magana, 70; executive helped build her family's...

Long after she transformed herself from a blue-collar worker into vice president of Diana's Mexican Food Products, her family's $30-million corporation, Hortensia Magana remained concerned with the fate of the ...

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Related Topix: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Construction, Life, Food, Mexican Cuisine, Maywood, CA

Thu Jul 10, 2008

SCC Observer

Business July 10,2008 Curves, KB Homes

Imagine having the world's most advanced fitness coach at your disposal. This coach customizes workouts based on your body structure and endurance and adjusts each exercise machine's intensity based on your ...

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Related Topix: Construction

WebWire

Los Angeles Basin New Home Net Sales Decrease 14 Percent Q2, 08

Los Angeles, California, June, 2008 - There was great optimism when the first quarter of 2008 reversed the steep volume sales decline seen throughout 2007.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles Metro, Construction, Lennar

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Fool.com

Still Looking for the Housing Turn

It's time to review last week's housing news and see whether we can dredge up any newly positive trends.

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Related Topix: Home, Home Selling, Real Estate, Housing, Construction, Foreclosures, Lennar

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Seeking Alpha

KB Home F2Q08 Earnings Call Transcript

KB Home Q2 2008 Earnings Call June 27, 2008 11:30 am ET Executives Kelly Masuda - ' Sr.

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Related Topix: Construction, Foreclosures

Bubble Meter

Worst Recession Since World War II?

From Fortune Magazine : Eli Broad, the billionaire investor and KB Home founder, says we're in the worst recession since World War II, and that a housing market recovery is years away.

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Related Topix: Construction

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Docuticker

Modeling Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs): Campus Practices That Work for Latino Students

Modeling Hispanic-Serving Institutions : Campus Practices That Work for Latino Students Source: Excelencia in Education From e-mail: The report examines six community colleges and six public universities and ...

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Related Topix: Construction, East Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Metro

Bloomberg.com

Eli Broad Says Investors Are `Better Off in Cash' Amid U.S. Housing Slump

Eli Broad , the philanthropist and founder of KB Home, said the growing number of vacant U.S. homes, mortgage-related losses at banks and declining consumer confidence have convinced him investors are ``better ...

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Related Topix: Construction, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Fortune

Broad: Worst economy since WWII

Eli Broad, the billionaire investor and KB Home founder, says we're in the worst recession since World War II, and that a housing market recovery is years away.

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Related Topix: Construction

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Blogging Stocks

Before the bell: KBH, AAPL, ERIC, INTU, TM, MSFT

Before the bell: Futures drift lower as oil sets another record high Since Apple Inc is no longer insisting on revenue sharing from mobile operators selling its iPhone, China Mobile Ltd said this cleared the ...

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Related Topix: Apple, Startups, Science / Technology, Computers, Apple Computer, Construction, iPhone, Sony

Pravda

KB Home's losses widen due to reduction of sales

KB Home, the homebuilder based in Los Angeles, said that its losses widened in the second quarter of the year following the reduction of sales.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles Metro, Construction, Home, Mortgage

Today's 6

Business Right Now

Investors looking for a rebound in stock prices today have been disappointed. The key averages shed about 3% of their value yesterday, and have seen more modest declines today.

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Related Topix: Construction

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Earnings Report: Losses widen at KB Home

It also took charges to lower the value of inventory, joint venture deals and land option contracts.

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Related Topix: Construction, Navistar International, Automakers

Earthlink

`The Wire' among Emmy Award semifinalist nominees

Shares of homebuilders will be on the radar Friday with KB Home slated to report second-quarter earnings.

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Related Topix: Construction, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Emmy Awards

Austin American-Statesman

Oil near $143 on view dollar will keep falling; Toyota could overtake GM in US sales in June

Oil futures climbed to a new record near $143 a barrel Friday as the dollar weakened against the euro, confirming expectations that the falling dollar, a major factor in crude's stratospheric rise, will extend ...

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Related Topix: Automakers, Toyota Motor, Construction

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