Building products maker Louisiana-Pacific Corp. said Friday its fourth-quarter loss widened as the weak housing market continued to cut into sales.

NEW YORK—-Leucadia National Corporation today announced its operating results for the year ended December 31, 2008. Net loss was $ or $ per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to net income of 4,294,000 or .10 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2007.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—-Louisiana-Pacific Corporation reported today results for the fourth quarter of 2008, which included the following: Total sales for the fourth quarter of 0.2 million were down 33 percent versus a year ago, primarily the result of dramatically reduced US housing starts, which dropped 34 percent from fourth quarter 2007 levels, due to weakness in home building.

Decking and fencing maker Trex Co. said Friday it posted a narrower loss in the fourth quarter due to lower charges during the period, but the results missed Wall Street’s expectations.

American Woodmark Corporation today announced a quarterly cash dividend of {content}.09 per share to be paid on March 25, 2009, to shareholders of record on March 11, 2009.

WINCHESTER, Va.—-Trex Company, Inc. , manufacturer and distributor of Trex® decking, railing, fencing and trim, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.