Record profit at UK housebuilder
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Britain's largest housebuilder Persimmon  reports record profits and says the housing market remains strong.
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The stock has soared thanks to homebuilders, but not enough profits are built into the price.
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One of Israel's wealthiest men has bought the most expensive new house in Britain, a home in north London complete with cinema and nightclub, costing 35 million pounds (47 million euros, 69 million dollars), reports said Tuesday.
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CHARLOTTE - Countrywide Financial Corp. , the biggest US mortgage lender, said profit will rebound from its first quarterly loss in 25 years as it cuts jobs and tightens lending standards. Shares rose $4.23, or 32.4 percent, to $17.30, the biggest increase in more than two decades.
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Home builder NVR has managed to keep its stock price moving toward an all-time high in recent months despite troubles in the mortgage industry and the falling sales prices that have crippled builders across the country.
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Oil giant BP today said record fuel prices and better refining margins had helped it to bank nearly Â£1 million a day in profits. BP posted profits of 3.94 billion US
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The finances of first-time home buyers are being stretched to record levels by rising house prices.
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Oil services firm reports record profits but hints the fourth quarter won't be as rosy
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Countrywide Financial, the nation's largest home loan lender, reported yesterday that foreclosures and late payments on mortgages in December soared to their highest levels in five years.
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HBOS , Britain's biggest  mortgage lender, said profits are on track to rise 4 percent  this year but it will take a 180 million pound ($367.7 million)  hit on the value of assets due to the credit crunch, which will  also hurt margins.
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UK company profits outside the  financial sector continue their stand at close to record level, figures show.
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The Anglo-Australian mining giant unveils record profits of $3.4bn, helped by soaring demand from China.
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UK house prices are still rising strongly, the country's biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax, says.
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Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported record fourth-quarter homebuilding sales and backlog, citing a growing population of affluent buyers.
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The profit is a record for Lehman Brothers and potentially augurs a good week for Wall Street earning reports.
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Shares of home builders soared on Monday as a frenzy of short sellers bought stock to cover their positions, giving the overall housing stock index its greatest one-day gain in about five years.
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UPMARKET retailer David Jones today booked an annual net profit of $65.329 million as cost efficiencies and refurbishments delivered a sharp turnaround from the $25.