Archive for March, 2009

WY Closes Two Units (Zacks.com)

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

[$$] Weyerhaeuser Closes Two More Lumber Mills, in Latest Cutback (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Weyerhaeuser to close lumber mills and cut 307 jobs (at MarketWatch)

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Weyerhaeuser Announces Wood Products Mill Closures in Oklahoma and Oregon (Business Wire)

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Weyerhauser: A Good Near Term Short Opportunity (at Seeking Alpha)

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Weyerhaeuser rises after analyst hikes rating (AP)

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Shares of Weyerhaeuser Co., one of the top U.S. timberlands owners and wood products makers, rose Monday after an analyst upgraded the stock’s rating, saying a recent price decline has gone too far.

International Paper A High-Risk Play (at Investopedia)

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Weyerhaeuser shutting La. mills (AP)

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Weyerhaeuser Co. is shutting mills in Simsboro and Dodson, La., eliminating a total of 185 jobs. The Federal Way, Wash.-based forest products company said Wednesday that 47 jobs will be lost at the Simsboro mill and 138 in Dodson.

Fitch downgrades Masco debt ratings (AP)

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Fitch Ratings said Thursday it downgraded Masco Corp.’s debt ratings to noninvestment grade, or “junk” status, based on an assessment that the company’s deteriorating financial results will continue through this year.

AERT Experiences Minor Dust Fire (GlobeNewswire)

Thursday, March 12th, 2009