International Business News - Masco http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The dependence of Masco Corp., which makes home-improvement and building products, on residential remodeling led an analyst Thursday to cut his share price target and trim earnings estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/ahead-of-the-bell-masco-corp.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:57:52 EST Standard & Poor's said Wednesday it is considering whether to lower its credit ratings on Masco Corp. after the building products maker reported a weak third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/s-p-warns-of-possible-downgrade-for-masco.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:58:28 EST Building-products maker Masco Corp. on Tuesday halved its full-year profit expectation and said sales have continued to fall. The company said it now expects to earn 25 to 30 cents per share for the full year, down from prior guidance of 50 to 65 cents per share. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters were expecting a profit of 61 cents per share. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/masco-slashes-outlook-as-sales-fall.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:06:55 EDT Building-products maker Masco Corp. said Tuesday third-quarter profit fell by almost 84 percent as the market for new homes stayed weak and consumers held back on home-improvement projects. The company slashed its profit guidance for the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/masco-3q-profit-fell-84-percent-slashes-outlook.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:26:56 EDT Home improvement and building supplies company Masco Corp. said Friday that it is raising its quarterly divided despite the drop in the housing market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/masco-corp-increases-quarterly-dividend.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:15:31 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, Aug. 21, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Masco Corp., a home improvement and building products company, fell Thursday after word that new building permits declined and a Wall Street analyst issued a negative report on the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/movers-roundup-masco-thermage.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:12:20 EDT Shares of Masco Corp., a home improvement and building products company, fell Thursday after word that new building permits declined and a Wall Street analyst issued a negative report on the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/shares-of-masco-fall-as-building-permits-decline.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:37:26 EDT Masco Corp., which makes home improvement and building products, on Tuesday reaffirmed its full-year profit guidance, despite expectations for continued challenges in its markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/masco-reaffirms-full-year-earnings-guidance.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:17:34 EDT Masco Corp., which makes home improvement and building products, said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit tumbled 57 percent as consumers spent less on home improvement products and sales to the new home construction market slowed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/masco-2nd-quarter-profit-tumbles-57-percent.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:14:34 EDT The executive chairman of Masco Corp., which makes home improvement and building products, bought 120,000 shares of common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/masco-executive-chairman-buys-shares.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:54:17 EDT The executive chairman of Masco Corp., which makes home improvement and building products, bought 200,000 shares of common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/masco-executive-chairman-buys-shares.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:40:18 EDT Masco Corp., a manufacturer of home improvement and building products, said Tuesday it cut its 2008 outlook because of continued uncertainty in the economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/masco-slashes-2008-outlook-due-to-weak-economy.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:21:28 EDT Masco Corp., a manufacturer of home improvement and building products, said Tuesday its first-quarter earnings fell dramatically due to reduced sales volume in both the new home construction and home improvement markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/masco-1q-earnings-plunge-on-waning-housing-demand.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:20:32 EDT