Home Builder Confidence Surges

The month of October was a time of contrasting, and therefore conflicting, economic news that can be unsettling at times. The month started with a report from the Institute of Supply Management, indicating its manufacturing index fell to 47.8 in September, the lowest level since June 2009, from 49.1 the prior month. Readings below 50 indicate contraction, while those above…

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FIRST LOOK – NOVEMBER 2019

TOP NEWS Michigan Dispute Michigan’s Office of the Auditor General claims that the Michigan Department of Transportation spent a questionable $100,000 on a study of the state’s gravel resources influenced by the Michigan aggregates industry, a fact disputed by the Michigan Aggregates Association. California Dreaming Trump administration officials threatened to withhold billions of dollars in federal highway funding from California,…

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