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U.S. Homebuilders’ Confidence Jumps As Recovery Deepens
A majority of U.S. homebuilders view conditions for new construction as favorable for the first time since the housing crisis began seven years ago, in one of the strongest signs yet that the U.S. ...
Analysis: Why Bankrupt W.R. Grace Is Thriving
A company stuck in bankruptcy for 12 years may not seem like much of a catch, but investors have fallen in love with U.S. specialty chemical manufacturer W.R. Grace & Co and its surging sales to ...
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Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Widest on Record, Rare EF5
The deadly tornado that struck near Oklahoma City at the end of May had a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles and was the second top-of-the-scale EF5 twister to hit the area in less than two weeks, ...
Brokers Balk As Big Banks Push Cross-Selling Insurance, Loans to Wealthy
Scrambling to plug revenue holes created by crackdowns on credit card fees and falling brokerage commissions, big U.S. banks are pushing a strategy they've tried with limited success in the past - ...
U.S. Had 11 Climate Disasters Costing $1B Each Last Year
The U.S. suffered 11 weather and climate disasters last year that caused more than $1 billion in damage each and killed more than 300 people, making 2012 the second-most costly and active year on ...
SEC Presses Berkshire for More Data On Insurance Cat Losses
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is providing more data about claims costs at insurance units after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pressed the company for the information. We ...
P/C Insurer Advertising: ‘Mayhem’ Outspends ‘Good Neighbor’
Allstate's "Mayhem" trumped State Farm Mutual's the "Good Neighbor" in advertising dollars in 2012. According to an analysis by SNL Financial, Allstate's ad spend increased 14.8 percent year over ...
U.S. CEOs See More Hiring, Improved Sales in Next 6 Months: Survey
U.S. chief executives expect to hire more workers in the next six months and that sales will improve modestly, a tepid if slightly optimistic reading of the U.S. economy, a Business Roundtable survey ...