(Reuters) - Shares of building products maker Ply Gem Holdings Inc <PGEM.N> rose as much as 14 percent in their market debut, valuing the company at about $1.55 billion, as investors tap into companies catering to the recovering U.S. housing market. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington. Full story
U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median price to a record high. The gains suggest the housing recovery is strengthening. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home resales rose in April to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years and prices surged, offering the economy a buffer from the stiff headwinds posed by belt-tightening by Washington. Full story
Home Depot's stock hit an all-time high for a second straight day since reporting strong first-quarter results and boosting its full-year forecasts. Upbeat housing data and weaker-than-expected results from rival Lowe's on Wednesday helped keep Home Depot rising. Full story
THE NEWS: Lowe's Cos. said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income rose nearly 3 percent, but results fell short of expectations as rainy weather hurt spring gardening sales. Full story
Morgan Brennan from Forbes Magazine joins MSNBC’s Alex Witt to break down this week’s "Three Big Money" headlines. Brennan gives the latest on the latest consumer index report and how gas prices, housing, and jobs numbers are influencing the positive index readings. She reveals that consumers are sp
Tianna Gaines Turner, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Jeremy Rosen from the National Center on Homelessness and Poverty, and and Executive Director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center James Perry join Melissa Harris-Perry to talk about how the housing market’s rebound isn’t so real for t
Barney Frank, Former Congressman (D-MA), shares his view on fixing Fannie Mae, the housing market and the state of Wall Street.
Jeff Pederson, CEO & Presiden of Cort Furniture; and Dennis Knautz, President & CEO of Acme, provide insight on the housing market.
Author Timothy Noah, the Huffington Post's Amanda Terkel and Foreign Policy's Blake Hounshell join MSNBC's Thomas Roberts for a discussion on a move by the House GOP that would require the National Science Foundation to justify its research.
The entrance to The Home Depot store is pictured in Monrovia, California August 13, 2012. Home Depot Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales and profit outlook for the year on May 21, 2013, as the world's largest home improvement chain benefited from a nascent recov
A vacant Housing and Urban Development home is seen at Gaber Court in North Las Vegas, Nevada April 2, 2013. A neighbor said that it has been vacant for about two years. The buying of foreclosed homes and other distressed homes by three big institutional buyers is reshaping the housing market in L
A sign is posted outside a vacant Housing and Urban Development home in North Las Vegas, Nevada April 2, 2013. A neighbor said that it has been vacant for about two years.The buying of foreclosed homes and other distressed homes by three big institutional buyers is reshaping the housing market in L
A vacant Housing and Urban Development home is pictured in North Las Vegas, Nevada April 2, 2013. The buying of foreclosed homes and other distressed homes by three big institutional buyers is reshaping the Vegas housing market. Picture taken April 2, 2013. To match Special Report VEGAS-HOUSING/
