(MIAMI)The struggling housing market contributed to the rise in U.S. unemployment from July to August, with losses at construction firms coming in above the national rate.READ MORE

(LOS ANGELES)Homebuilding companies are unlikely to return to profitability until at least well into next year as the housing slump continues to squeeze the sector, an analyst said Friday.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Dejected investors sent stocks plunging Thursday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 340 points after retailers and the government added to a mountain of bad economi...READ MORE

(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.)Billionaire philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad announced Thursday that they're adding $400 million to a joint biomedical venture at Harvard and MIT, saying they want to accelerat...READ MORE

(LOS ANGELES)Several homebuilders' stocks rose Friday, with some stocks buoyed by a general Wall Street rally after having been down earlier in the day. Atlanta-based Beazer Homes USA Inc. led ...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Housing stocks increased Friday after a Credit Suisse survey showed July home buyer traffic improved in the hardest hit markets where prices have fallen the most.READ MORE

(LOS ANGELES)Several homebuilders' stocks surged Thursday despite data showing foreclosures soared last month and an analyst's report warning foreclosures are likely to rise further, continuing...READ MORE