Distribution Growth Outpacing Materials So Far This Year

A new analysis of public companies in the building trade shows those that distribute have had the best results for the first half of 2026. In a difficult year for the building materials sector, the study by the consulting company Principia shows that public companies that handle distribution grew their 2026 year-to-date revenues 12.4 percent […]

Home Depot Quarter Financials Show Business Still Tough

Even as there are encouraging signs in the housing economy bottoming out, the big DIY chain is still showing a sales slowdown. If you subscribe to the theory that Home Depot is the canary in the home improvement coal mine – granted a very big canary – then its financial results earlier this month indicate […]