Building Products

Below are the top mid-cap general building materials stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU) has a dividend yield of 2.90%. MDU Resources' shares closed at $23.83 yesterday. Masco (NYSE: MAS) has a dividend yield of 1.60%. Masco's shares...

Tempur-Pedic International (NYSE: TPX), a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of premium mattresses and pillows worldwide today announced the appointment of W. Timothy Yaggi as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Yaggi will report to Mark Sarvary, President and CEO. The appointment of Mr....

Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced the purchase of a new building in Salt Lake County, Utah. Employees at the new site, located in West Jordan, will focus on fabrication of composite horizontal stabilizer components for the 787-9. "The site we've chosen is an ideal location to add composite...

Below are the top mid-cap general building materials stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Masco (NYSE: MAS) had $1.17 billion in total cash for the latest quarter. However, Masco had $3.63 billion in total debt for the same period. USG (NYSE: USG) had $526.00 million in total cash...

Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.075 per common share, payable on February 4, 2013, to shareholders of record on January 4, 2013.

Below are the top mid-cap general building materials stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU) has a dividend yield of 3.00%. MDU Resources' shares closed at $21.83 yesterday. Masco (NYSE: MAS) has a dividend yield of 2.00%. Masco's shares...

US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings from Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) and Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT). Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 47 points to 13,299.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 6 points to 1,430.00. Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 17.25...

Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $1.20 per share on revenue of $1.38 billion. Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) is expected to post its Q3 earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $1.08 billion. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) is estimated to report its Q3...

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) today announced Terry Johnston as EVP, President and COO of its North America Commercial Heating & Cooling business, effective January 1, 2013. Johnston succeeds Harry Bizios who has elected to retire at the end of 2012. "We appreciate Harry's...

Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS) January 15 puts traded 40,000 contracts. The stock has rallied from a low of $9 in early 2012 to a new 52-week high today at $16.32.

The board of directors of Lennox International (NYSE: LII) voted to increase the quarterly cash dividend 11 percent, from $0.18 per share of common stock to $0.20 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2012 to stockholders of record as of October 4, 2012. Lennox...

Progenics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PGNX) shares fell 47.22% to $5.70 in the pre-market trading. Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (NASDAQ: SLXP) and Progenics Pharmaceuticals received a Complete Response Letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA)...

US stock futures are mostly lower this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 12 points to 13,021.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 2.20 points to 1,380.30. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.75 points to 2,642.75. US stocks closed higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones...