builder
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Walsh started his career as a professional builder before rising to fame alongside Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock on the BBC's Ground Force from 1997 to 2005.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
According to the John Burns home builder survey, unsold finished inventory rose to three homes per community in October, the highest since April 2010.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The Arlington, Texas, home builder logged earnings of $741.8 million, or $2.67 a share, for the fiscal fourth quarter ended in September, down from $905.3 million, or $3.04 a share, a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Raised in Queens, the son of a builder and a dressmaker, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife of 41 years, Katherine, and still takes the subway to watch his beloved Knicks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
“The builder, Daedalus, was a genius. But the point is, the Labyrinth has entrances everywhere. If Luke could figure out how to navigate it, he could move his army around with incredible speed.”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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Employers added a combined 10,800 jobs in nonresidential builders and specialty trade contractors—workers such as electricians who are in high demand at data-center sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Shares of “real-economy” companies like home builders and major retailers surged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Still, the rally was driven more by cautious optimism than a thawing of the frozen housing market, with home builders still in an extraordinarily difficult position, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
“There is a little bit of a feeling in the marketplace amongst builders that maybe this would help change buyer sentiment,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
He investigated the stocks of home builders, and then the stocks of companies that insured home mortgages, like PMI.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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