. >> reporter: housing analyst alex barron expects kb homes will show very strong revenue growth when it reports at the end of the week. same with lennar next week. but barron is looking for kb home to report a loss due to hefty interest costs and lennar to exceed expectations. and he predicts investors will increasingly focus on that kind of relative performance in the coming year. >> the companies that are losing money, i think investors are going to think twice about owning those. >> reporter: which companies do well may also depend on how much business they do in the 100 markets where the national association of home builders says the economic foundation is strongest and prices are rising. darren gersh, "nightly business report," washington. >> susie: the world's largest >> susie: the world's largest delivery company is getting bigger. u.p.s. is buying dutch shipping firm t.n.t. express for almost $7 billion. u.p.s. is confident the all-cash bid can overcome any european union regulatory hurdles. it has even agreed to a reverse break-up fee, where u.p.s. would pay t.n.t. roughly $