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Remodeling to the Rescue The need to spruce up older homes could moderate a housing bust. Remember, new construction isn't the only kind of construction that matters. |
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This 5-Star Stock's Wearing Concrete Shoes Global cement and aggregates supplier Cemex may still have a long road to recovery. |
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Walk Away From the Wallboard No rest for the weary when it comes to fleeing the residential construction market. |
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A $2 Million Loss or a $1.3 Billion Gain? Let the market serve you, instead of the other way around. Nothing could be more important in investing than the principles of buying assets when the prices go down, having a margin of safety, and having the stomach to sit out the volatility. |
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A Contrarian View on Housing The prevailing sentiment of investors has turned from panic to confidence faster than ever imagined possible under the circumstances. Is the worst of the crisis over for the housing market? |
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Run From These Toxic Stocks Weyerhaeuser is lost in the woods until housing turns around. |
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Where to Invest When the Economy Goes "BAM"! With a focus on property, power, and infrastructure assets, BAM has spawned a couple of targeted spinoffs, in which it retains substantial ownership stakes. |
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Cemex's Financial Bungee Jumping Cemex, the world's third-largest cement manufacturer, is also the biggest player in the U.S. -- a status that, given our housing dilemma, has put it in a pinch. Earnings plunged 99% in the most recent quarter. |
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Quick Take: Shorting, Gambling, and Being Like Buffett How to be a better investor? Get it straight from the Warren Buffett's mouth. |
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Make Money in Fallen Homebuilders the Easy Way If you expect the housing industry to eventually recover as the housing market works through its extra inventory of homes and our global economy eventually recovers, the SPDR Homebuilders ETF could just what you need. |
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Vulcan Materials Erupts With Hostile Bid Combining rock piles to make North America's largest aggregate producer. |
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Stop Worrying About the Rally Don't let either fear or greed distract you from your long-term investing plan. |
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Back Up a Truck for Cemex Cemex has blown past U.S. housing woes to crank out solid growth. |
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Should You Invest Like Buffett? If you really want to achieve Buffett-like returns, let Buffett just invest for you. In other words, consider (after doing your homework on it, of course) buying one or more shares of Berkshire Hathaway. |
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Understanding Economic Data: New-Home Construction Investors, by looking at data on new-home construction, you can learn how homebuilders are reacting to changing conditions in the real estate market and draw valuable conclusions that can assist you in making your own decisions about housing. |
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Why the Dow Couldn't Quite Shake the Bears Today Markets were flat today, weighed down by Europe. |
