BEFORE THE BELL Alcoa, Pulte Homes, life insurers in the spotlight
MarketWatchBy Simon Kennedy, marketwatch US stock futures were slightly higher Wednesday as insurers got a boost from hopes for government assistance and home builders advanced following a merger, though Alcoa Inc. marked the start of earnings season with ...
BEFORE THE BELL- Centex shares jump after Pulte buy
Forbes, NYNEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) - Shares of Centex jumped 23 percent to $9.40 in premarket trade on Wednesday after the company agreed to be acquired by Pulte Homes for $1.3 billion in stock. For more, see Neither the Subscriber nor Thomson Reuters ...
Stock futures fall on earnings worries
The Associated PressPulte Homes Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to buy rival Centex Corp. for $1.3 billion in a stock deal that will create the nation's largest homebuilding company. The news proves that deals can still get done, even in one of the more troubled ...
BEFORE THE BELL -2: US HOT STOCKS TO WATCH
Wall Street JournalIn the first major consolidation in the battered home building industry during the housing downturn, Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) has agreed to buy rival Centex for about $1.3 billion in stock. Pulte shares slid 2.9% to $10.46 premarket, while Centex soared ...
Trend toward smaller homes for thriftier seniors
Foster's Daily Democrat, NHAmong builders, Pulte Homes' Del Webb brand has added a series of flexible home designs for the 55-and-over market. Without reducing lot sizes, the new designs allow seniors to choose less expensive kitchen appliances, or eliminate granite countertops ...
STOCKS NEWS US-Futures down as earnings season begins
Reuters UK, UKReuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net 0710 ET 08April2009-Pulte Homes to buy Centex for $1.3 billion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pulte Homes (PHM.N) on Wednesday said it would buy ...
Stock futures pare losses on insurers, homebuilders
Washington Post, United StatesNEW YORK (Reuters) - Pulte Homes said it would buy Texas-based builder Centex for $1.3 billion in stock, against the backdrop of a troubled industry. The deal, which Pulte said would create the largest US homebuilder, calls for the exchange of 0.975 ...
Softball field and dog park planned for Sun City
Community Impact Newspaper, TXThe softball field and dog park, proposed by Pulte Homes, would be located on Sun City Boulevard near Hwy. 195, adjacent to the existing community gardens. Approval of the proposed 6.2-acre park area requires an amendment to the concept plan for the ...
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