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		<description><![CDATA[By Leah SchnurrNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - U.S. stocks could face difficulty gaining traction next week as the S&P 500 bumps against the 1,100 mark and investors become content to cool their heels rather than risk losing gains made for the year.With the vast majority of corporate results already reported, market...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Home sales, new construction slumping.(BUSINESS Today)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The U.S. housing market continued its  long-anticipated cooling off during April as sales of existing homes and  housing starts both headed south for a second straight month.       Bucking the trend, at least for now, sales of costly new  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[While housing starts took a big jump in January (LULR, Feb. 22, p. 7), the new-home sales report was not so rosy, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Feb. 27.(Briefly Noted)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHILE HOUSING STARTS took a big jump in January (LULR, Feb. 22, p.  7), the new-home sales report was not so rosy, the U.S. Commerce  Department reported Feb. 27. Overall, sales fell 5.0 percent. The sales  rate was 3.3 percent above January 2005. Sales  WHILE HOUSING...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Extruder market study, but questions loom.(Special Report)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Bill Bregar    The U.S. extruder market depends on two gigantic end markets,  construction and packaging, and both areas held up well in 2005,  industry officials said.    Next year has some question marks. Soaring resin bills could hurt,  but t ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Housing holds steady.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington -- Helped by persistently low mortgage rates, the broad  U.S. housing market held relatively steady during May, holding on to  last month's gains, with housing starts and new home sales  advancing, while sales of lower-priced existing homes    Washington -- Helped by persistently low...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Housing starts continued to set a fast pace last month, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Aug. 17.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSING STARTS CONTINUED to set a fast pace last month, the U.S.  Commerce Department reported Aug. 17. Sales were 8.3 percent above  June's rate, at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.978 million units.  Single-family starts were up 8.5 percent, and multi  HOUSING STARTS CONTINUED to set...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Housing starts declined 0.5 percent in May, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported June 16.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSING STARTS declined 0.5 percent in May, the U.S. Department of  Commerce reported June 16. The drop was attributed to a 10 percent  decline in multifamily starts. Single-family starts were up 1.4 percent.  Building permits were up 3.5 percent, with   HOUSING STARTS declined 0.5 percent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Housing strong on low interest rates.(Housing market)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Building on February's gains and recovering from  a deep slide in January, the broad American housing market made another  strong advance during March, with all three sectors helped by improving  weather and low interest rates.       Put   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Housing starts rose 1.7 percent in December, the Commerce Department reported Jan. 21. The total number of starts for the year was 1.846 million, 8.4 percent above 2002's total, and the highest number of housing starts in 25 years.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Ar]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSING STARTS ROSE 1.7 percent in December, the Commerce  Department reported Jan. 21. The total number of starts for the year was  1.846 million, 8.4 percent above 2002's total, and the highest  number of housing starts in 25 years. On Jan. 28, the Co  HOUSING STARTS...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Existing homes, starts jump in July.(Business Today)(Illustration)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Still riding high despite a modest uptick in interest  rates, the broad U.S. housing market remained relatively strong during  July as sales of existing homes rose to a record high and housing starts  climbed to their highest level in 17 y   ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Starts down, rest of market sturdy. (Business Today).(housing market)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Staying the course despite a soft economy and a weak  employment outlook, the broad U.S. housing market turned in a sturdy  performance during April, with two of the three market  segments--existing and new home sales--both making gains.      NEW YORK...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Housing starts fell 6.8 percent in April, the U.S. Commerce Department reported May 16.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSING STARTS fell 6.8 percent in April, the U.S. Commerce  Department reported May 16. However, building permits rose 1.2 percent,  suggesting builders are expecting sales of new houses to continue brisk.  David Seiders, chief economist of the Nationa  HOUSING STARTS fell 6.8 percent in April, the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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