Market Insights

Central Garden & Pet saw the highest increase at +2.76% at the close of Monday.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association has sniffed out an important development in the world of kitchen and bath design: the tipping point has been reached for contemporary styles.

The summer months are typically the high points for home improvement project planning, and based on the second-quarter installment of the

A new report from The Freedonia Group has pegged the U.S. adhesive and sealant market for slow and steady growth over the next couple of years.

Channel analysis

The S&P/Case-Shiller Index, a leading indicator of U.S. housing prices, showed a 0.9% rise in home prices in July 2011 compared with the previous month for both its 10- and 20-city composites. This is the fourth consecutive month of increases for both indices. 

Credit ratings service Standard & Poor's (S&P) delivered a guarded but upbeat assessment of U.S.

The S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Indeces showed positive annual growth rates in three key metrics for the first time since the summer of 2010.

An article just released by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services predicted that mergers and acquisitions among forest product companies will continue to increase over the next few quarters due to strong balance sheets and attractive financing terms.

Data through December 2011, released today by S&P Indices for its , the leading measure of U.S.