Free falling
U.S. housing starts fell for the fifth consecutive month in October, landing at 1.425 million annualized. That’s still well above the …
concentration
The good old day
So far this year has been nothing but wall-to-wall angst: runaway inflation, stock market staggering, recession around the corner, gridlocked supply …
Herd on the street
Well, that escalated quickly. Sixty days ago the debate was all about how long it would take the rockstar U.S. …
Pension fund managers gone wild
Twas the season, all right. It’s become a holiday tradition for L.T. Gibson to hop in his sleigh and cruise …
Unbalanced equations
With consolidators doing their best to hoover up both independents and each other in recent days, some have forgotten about the …
A well-defined pension plan
I just realized I’ve been looking at this wrong the entire time. Word on the street is that another major …
A working definition of innovation
Last fall’s M&A feeding frenzy made more than a few independents nervous. First there was the merger of Builders FirstSource …
Sweating equity
Yep, it’s that time of year again. Everyone is working overtime to shoehorn 2020 into neat lists that make sense …
Blind faith at BFS
Still wondering when we’re going to see that light at the end of the tunnel? Kansas City Federal Reserve president …
Housing bounces back
Technically speaking, that’s exactly what happened. The housing market really did bounce back in April. To 2012. Two weeks ago, …