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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, September 28, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were mixed on Friday morning as investors prepared to end a difficult September. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 19% points, or 0.06%. Nasdaq 100 futures gained
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Wall Street stocks advanced Thursday as Treasury yields eased, bringing some relief to investors amid interest rate concerns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4 percent to close at 33,666.34. The broad-based S&P 500 picked up by 0.6 percent to 4,299.70, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.8 percent to 13,201.28. The bounce came
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As if investors didn’t already have enough to worry about, Friday’s expiry of quarterly options may provoke more volatility, potentially condemning the S&P 500 index to a fourth straight weekly loss. At the top of traders worries is a chart courtesy of analysts at Goldman Sachs Group showing that option dealers were shouldering “short gamma”
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EPA seeking grant applications to support the development, standardization, transparency, and reporting criteria for Environmental Product Declarations that will expand market access to lower carbon construction materials September 28, 2023 Contact Information U.S. EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $100 million in grants to support
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Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As the push to reduce embodied carbon in buildings accelerates, research, advocacy and industry groups are releasing guidance for local governments on how they can support the transition to more climate-friendly building materials.  Embodied carbon is the
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The newly released Quarterly Construction Cost Insights Report for Q3 2023 from Gordian reveals material costs remain high compared to prior years, but there is a move towards price stabilization for building and construction materials after years of significant fluctuations.  In this report, top industry experts from Gordian, as well as from Gilbane, McCarthy Building
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