(SPOKANE, Wash.)Potlatch Corp. said Monday that its board has given final approval to spin off Clearwater Paper Corp., its pulp-based businesses, through a special tax-free dividend of Clearwater'...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Newly released figures on paper shipments confirm the sector's rapid contraction as producers accelerate capacity cuts in to retain pricing power, analysts said.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Makers of building materials faced more bad news Wednesday as the U.S. government reported residential housing construction in October fell to its lowest pace ever.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of timber real estate investment trust Potlatch Corp. fell Monday after an analyst lowered his 2009 earnings estimate due to the slumping housing market, tight credit and po...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of paper and forest product companies fell Monday after an analyst said he expected weakening demand, lower prices and diminished earnings in the sector.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Wall Street analysts Monday cut their ratings on numerous forest products and paper companies as the sector's prospects for 2009 turned increasingly dour.READ MORE
Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 23, from AP Financial News: FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP)--Electric motor and generator maker Baldor Electric Co. said Thursday its third-quar...READ MORE