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...Shares in DR Horton, Lennar and NVR, which Berkshire disclosed it owned this week, have risen about a third apiece this year, far outpacing the S&P 500 stock index....
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...For the UK, it’s a lot of booze and builders — never to be mixed....
.../ From Phil Hughes, Menlo Park, CA, US...
...“You need to have a political agreement,” says Mr Hughes. “This is not always understood by those that want us to go faster.”...
.../ From Prof Peter P Edwards, University of Oxford, UK Primary analysis of data has no substitute / From Prof Gordon Hughes, University of Edinburgh, UK...
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...Elsewhere in the homebuilding sector, DR Hortonwas 1 per cent lower at $11.81 while PulteGroup fell 2.1 per cent to $7.79. The S&P homebuilders index was down 1.5 per cent....
...“The markets broke through a key resistance level,” said Joe Clark, managing partner at Financial Enhancement Group. “Now the S&P can get to 1,100 before you get significant resistance.”...
...I am 63 years old and I can currently draw a pension of £13,500 p.a or take a reduced pension of £10,000 with a tax free lump sum of £68,000.Which is the better option?...
...The S&P Homebuilders index was down 0.6 per cent by mid-afternoon on Friday. Shares in DR Horton, the homebuilder, were 0.9 per cent lower at $28.04....
...The oilfield services company was also boosted by the announcement of a new contract with Baker Hughes for Norwegian oil company Statoil. Baker Hughes gained 6.2 per cent to $83.65....
...The S&P 500 has risen 2.5 per cent in the past fortnight, admittedly helped by a stream of companies reporting expectations that Katrina will have only a limited impact on their earnings....
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