Fluor rose $2.57 or 4.1 percent, to $64.57. Foster Wheeler rose$. 11 or. 5 percent, to $21.60. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 46 or 1.5 percent, to $30.20.
DR Horton rose$. 43 or 1.6 percent, to $27.23. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rose$. 15 or 2.6 percent, to $6.02. Lennar Corp. rose$. 88 or 2.0 percent, to $43.82.
DR Horton rose$. 31 or 1.2 percent, to $27.11. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rose$. 13 or 2.2 percent, to $6.00. Lennar Corp. rose$. 88 or 2.0 percent, to $43.82.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.:. Foster Wheeler rose$. 22 or 1.0 percent, to $21.71. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 11 or. 4 percent, to $29.85.
DR Horton rose$. 41 or 1.5 percent, to $27.21. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rose$. 15 or 2.6 percent, to $6.02. Lennar Corp. rose$. 69 or 1.6 percent, to $43.63.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are up at 10 a.m.:. Foster Wheeler rose$. 12 or. 6 percent, to $21.61. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 21 or. 7 percent, to $29.95.
In the 11 weeks following the storm, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano reaped at least $144,000 in donations from companies his administration hired to cut trees, repair infrastructure and haul debris, according to an Associated Press analysis of campaign finance and county records.
DR Horton fell$. 63 or 2.3 percent, to $26.80. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 12 or 2.0 percent, to $5.87. Pulte Homes Inc. fell$. 63 or 2.6 percent, to $23.35.
Fluor fell$. 29 or. 5 percent, to $62.00. Foster Wheeler fell$. 27 or 1.2 percent, to $21.49. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 06 or. 2 percent, to $29.74.
Among the sector activity stories for Thursday, May 16, from AP Business News:. _ Shares of three beer and bourbon makers rose after upgrades by an analyst who wrote that they should benefit from demand trends and other factors.
MONTERREY, Mexico, May 16- Struggling with slowing home sales and a lack of liquidity, Mexico's top three homebuilders may have to seek bankruptcy protection if they fail to reach an agreement with creditors in the short term.
NEW YORK-- Shares of homebuilders tumbled Thursday on a report that U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in April, but analysts said the drop could be looked at as a buying opportunity. According to the Commerce Department, builders started construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 853,000, a 16.5 percent drop from the March pace of 1.02 million.
DR Horton fell$. 90 or 3.3 percent, to $26.53. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 23 or 3.8 percent, to $5.76. Lennar Corp. fell $1.21 or 2.8 percent, to $42.49.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.:. Foster Wheeler fell$. 25 or 1.1 percent, to $21.51. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 01 or percent, to $29.80.
DR Horton fell$. 11 or. 4 percent, to $27.32. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 14 or 2.3 percent, to $5.85. Lennar Corp. fell$. 47 or 1.1 percent, to $43.23.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:. Foster Wheeler fell$. 19 or. 9 percent, to $21.57. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 09 or. 3 percent, to $29.72.
WASHINGTON, May 16- Ground-breaking for new U.S. homes plummeted more than expected in April from an almost five-year high, but applications to build new homes shows the housing sector could still contribute to the strengthening economic recovery.
WASHINGTON-- Builders likely broke ground at a slightly slower pace in April but activity was expected to remain close to the 1- million mark. The Commerce Department will release the report at 8:30 a.m. EDT Thursday.
DR Horton fell$. 17 or. 6 percent, to $27.43. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 13 or 2.1 percent, to $5.99. Lennar Corp. fell$. 18 or. 4 percent, to $43.70.
Fluor rose$. 45 or. 7 percent, to $62.29. Foster Wheeler fell$. 09 or. 4 percent, to $21.76. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 39 or 1.3 percent, to $29.80.