it is between a customer and the builder. customer and the builder. is it ok and appropriate?both parties. both parties. i don‘t think they are widely used in the slightest. widely used in the slightest. they are used and sometimes at the request of the house—builder. they are used and sometimes at the request of the house-builder. request of the house-builder. that may be the case. you are telling me that. that. having taken legal advice from their advisers. advisers. what do you think other use of nondisclosure agreements? use of nondisclosure agreements? that is not for me to comment on. is between the builder and the customer. customer. had other problems with your new build home. build home. say to you about how they would settle with you? settle with you? we had to agree to sign a nondisclosure agreement. sign a nondisclosure agreement. dispute and we took issue with that and we refused to sign on that term. right. nondisclosure agreement was suggested to you? suggested to you? incest are nondisclosure agreements for settling any issue. for settling any issue. a letter w

and the builders in good locations just can't get down to anywhere near that 11 of the top 18 or 19 builders the average sales price is above 400,000. >> fewer people may want to move up because of the higher rates. they have to give up the rock ttom rate they have. for nightly business report, diana olick. >>> as diana just mentioned. housing d sentimea turned weaker. other confidence surveys shows a dip. but that's one view of the economy. the other is derived from harder statistical reports yet to show substantial dlines. dominic chubb look at the differingens. >> they are working through a confidence crunch. markets have gone from accent the positive eliminate the negative mode to morehe accent negative and eliminate the positive mode. the erosion in confidence is arguably being driven by trends economic survey data that have been trending lower. surveymple, the cbc fed from today, nearly a quarter of respondents now expect a recession in the next 12 months. the chief executive grooves posted the sharpest month over month drop in outlook for business conditions this year. and hit the low

builder confidence at its lowest level in more than three years. buyers hesitate to purchase new homes. a sharp reversal from just one year ago. >> new prognosis? a legal blow to the affordable care act is creating questions for both consumers and investors. those stories and more tonight on "nightly business report" for monday, december 17. good evening, everyone. welcome. bill is off tonight. the chill on wall street this december deepened. the selling intensified as investors zeroed in on the idea that the economy will slow into 2019. a handful of weaker economic readings on the housing market and manufacturing came one day before the start of a two-day meeting of the federal reserve policy-makers. the dow jones industrial average dropped 507 points to 23,592. the nasdaq was down 156 and the s&p 500 fell 54. right now the s&p 500 is on pace for its second worst december ever. more than half of the stocks in the s&p are in bear market territory meaning 20% down or more from recent highs. the small cap index is also in a bear market. there are a l

determined to get things done, a builder. he reaches across the aisle, extends his hand and doesn't relent until there is a deal done. i can't think of a more frustrating place to try to bring that attitude to afghanistan at a time when law enforcement that, karzai and his half-brother had stolen nearly half $1 billion from the american taxpayers. and the president of afghanistan with the focus communication i will not soon forget. left me looking around to make sure there were folks from our side in the room. he was respectful and supportive of our men and women in the armed forces, engaged and purposeful with the leaders of afghanistan and in every meeting in pakistan and afghanistan and jordan and israel bob with a blitz of activity with purpose. what an introduction. when i realized my background as a county executive would get a lot of land use and development and bob's background as an entrepreneur, builder, mayor and someone passionate about providing housing to those in need meant we had a lot in common. he has an att

as a businessperson, we know you to be a builder, a builder of the economy, builder of buildings, and it's amazing to me the affinity having grown up in your career in new york, the affinity and affection you have for our farmers and ranchers. i think it's because you know them to be builders as well. they take the risk every year putting that seed in the ground, their faith, optimism and hope, look at the young people in the fha jackets out here, understanding the optimism they have for the great story of american agriculture. i am proud to be u.s. department of secretary agriculture sonny perdue and i'm delighted to work on behalf of the farmers and ranchers, delighted to work for you, mr. president, because you understand their heart and this bill goes a long way. thank you folks for passing a great bill. we're going to do our best to implement that bill as you have intended. thank you. god bless you. [ applause ] >> thank you, sonny. so now it's my great honor to sign the 2018 farm bill. very, very special, important piece of legislation. thank you, mitch. great job. thank you. th

points you talked about confidence let's look at a couple of data points the association of home builders since may of 2015. we had the empire's lowest since may of 2017. there is definitely something going on i'll tell you what, i know it's a small window if there is a santa claus rally i think it's in the hands of the f1c committee. how they discuss it afterwards will be key and definitely could trigger a several session rally. ultimately what give me the most confidence is from a global perspective we are still doing the best there has been deterioration as much as central bank is in this argument i think the wall street journal really does expect the notion. i would think it probably isn't really so knee deep in this notion of a confrontation that wouldn't be in the best interest it would perform rather well for the time that dynamic takes place. the issue is trying to recognize when it hits some of the weaker economies and investors will have a trickier question. >> we of course kind of change its tone a little bit. we will leave it there coming up on the closing bell shares of goldm

picchu was quarried within the city limits there were regular masons guilds with architects master builders experienced construction workers and gangs of unskilled laborers similar to those that built europe's mediæval cathedrals. the inca houses reflect the society's class distinctions unlike the out his hands houses the walls in the scholars quarter and especially in the palace and temple are built with incredible precision each stone was shaped to within a fraction of an inch the inca builders use no mortar and even today they're dry stone walls are unsurpassed. the farming terraces they were filled with soil brought up from the fertile bamber valley they're called and danus and the name of these mountains the andes the terracing makes artificial irrigation easier and stops the valuable topsoil being washed away. these terraces probably didn't produce enough to feed the entire population of much of the. many sides of being found within a radius of five kilometers which when used only for farming the farmers must have been meekness members of conquered tribes forced by the incurs to be se

he is a builder by trade. and a fixer by nature. senator corker is always a man on a mission. our distinguished colleague hails from a seat - - a state with a long history of senators baker, bill frist in our colleague lamar alexander. all developed national leaders. but after 12 years of working with bob, i could not feel more comfortable to say he himself will now become a part of that great tennessee legacy he has met that high bar nor could any senator turn without initiative. some dead and negotiations or a phony national problem you would see him dive into the fray and attack the problem with everything hee had. the limitless work ethic, the entrepreneurial drive. these things have defined bob corker since before he was sworn in as a senator. started working odd jobs at age 13. at 25 he had enough money to cofound his own construction company in 25 years old and try for himself moving from an 8000-dollar lark into a major operation that is in the more than one dozen states he was a natural. constantly sniffing out opportunities and attacking them with vigor along the way

he complained to the home—builder, taylor wimpey. he spoke to the nhbc. says to his boss, "look at this. this is the worst i've ever seen". those test results showed the substance sticking the bricks together, the mortar, appeared to be far weaker than it should have been. i never put the mortar in. i'm the guy who retired and decided to buy a new—build house. i would never buy a new—build house again. the nhbc did accept that something was wrong. repair crews came and went, but vinnie says the problem was never fully fixed. this is my house. this is inheritance to give to my kids. and i'm retired. it's supposed to be a happy retirement, and the last year and a half has just been a living hell. do you regret ever buying this place? yes, i do. i wish i was still in my old house. after 18 months, the nhbc did finally buy mr fascioni's whole house back off him. in a statement, it said: and the home—builder, taylor wimpey, said: i've been speaking to mp kate green and asked her to describe the problems her constituents have had. constituents have bought new,

retailer and home builders were doing well they were better nothing from banks no support it is down this quarter. boeing is up goldman sachs a little bit of recovery everything else was negative what happens to the federal reserve tomorrow i can tell you what the market is going to do big fights about what's going to happen they signal fewer heights in 2019 if the fed doesn't hike do we get a rally that they see slower growth there is no general consensus. >> thank you for that. >> we started the day higher the headlines out of washington related to the shutdown giving back much of the gains in terms of what worked for the market delivering better than expected earnings it ended the session higher as did american airlines the hope is that today would be a start of a big turn around the rally fizzled. it throws cold water on that for now. a handsful of stocks workday, netflix, guys, up 40% or more on the year still a hand full of winners >> all right thank you. >>> ginning us to talk about what to do next. >> it was always a tent tifr rally attempt. if you look at the internals it wa

how home builders are helping victims get back on to their feet.more coming up on our 6:00 newscast. >>> kathie lee made the announcement that she is leaving the "today" show this morning. >> we do life together. and nobody more so than michael. it will happen the same as did it with regis. i'm closer to him than we were after 15 years together. >> gifford will stay throu april. after that, she plans to focus on film, music and book projects. >> i watch that show pretty ow.ularl h chemistry. >> i had the pleasure of meeting her once and shegenuine. she does have a little southern accent but so, so nice. >> thank you for joining us here at 5:00. >> we'll be back at 6:00. bye. >>> breaking news tonight. a deadly attack at a christmas market in france. a gunman opening fire. at least a dozen people have been shot. a growing death toll at this hour, and others fighting for their lives in critical condition. the suspect on a terror watch list, a massive manhunt under way to find him before he strikes again. >>> a wild scene in the oval office with camer

for the home builders to bottom but they will. they got beaten up so badly, worse nan the overall market, you want to countertrend when these things start to turn then you see. >> they have on a relative basis. even though they made new lows in the past eight to ten sessions they didn't make it relative to the s&p. same with semis. sometimes the things that go first bottom early and. >> would you rather home nlders on retailers which would you choose. >> home owners >> same question to you. >> i think probably -- i think the home builders. but in the retail sector if you look at it, beyond just the kind of the consumer confidence it's a sector that's being disrupted and massively disrupted by amazon and that model what you want to to buy in that situation, buy the disrupter if you want to say completely retail focused then i think amazon is the place to look. >> still amazon. for more on the conflict the consumer why one technician sees a retail rally ahead head over to cnbc.com for more this market has gone wild and it could be t

ask your builder to meet these engineering and building standards.really reduce the amount of damage inflicted on your home by natural disasters, and most are not too expensive. it's all about preparation and design. make sure you itemize your essential needs. no last-minute drills. this is about safety. depending upon how many adults are in the home, make sure each of you have designated responsibility in case of an emergency. nothing last-minute. that's when people get hurt. safety is the key. do not use hazardous or flammable goods like candles. it's dangerous. as always, there is more information on our website at foxnews.com/propertyman. that's it for today. be sure to send me your questions or property stories at propertyman@foxnews.com. i'm bob massi. i'll see you next week. [ woman vocalizing ] >> i'm bob massi. for 35 years, i've been practicing law and living in las vegas, ground zero for the american real-estate crisis. but it wasn't just vegas that was hit hard. lives were destroyed from coast to coast as the economy tanked. now, it's a d

we have the chief executive officer of the national association of home builders. miss johnson is president of the u.s. mortgage insurers. the distinguished senior fellow of financial markets at the our street institute -- r street. he received his masters from the university of chicago and an mba from princeton. we have the director for the center of data analysis at the heritage foundation. we have the president of local lending group loans and vice president of the homeland or association. we have the president and chief executive officer of tower federal credit union. he testifying today on behalf of the national association of insured credit unions. without objection, the witnesses written statements will be made part of the record. thank you mr. chairman. thank you for inviting the housing policy counsel to be part of this discussion. i want to thank you for your long service to our country and your pursuit of a sound housing finance system. i also want to recognize congressman delaney and the other members of this committee whose time on this committee is go

the 6'7" body builder unresponsive soon after. he died at the hospital.s father now demanding answers. >> he's my son. i want to find out what happened. >> reporter: tapley seriously injured, possibly losing an eye. the police chief commending officers for saving her life. >> no word on what led to the violent encounter. the three officers are on administrative leave pending the outcome of the d.a.'s investigation. we have reached out to tinder for comment, so far, no comment. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, the urgent warning from a major american airport. if you are traveling this christmas, you want to hear this. i have to wear a giant hot dog suit. what? where's that coming from? i don't know. i started my 401k early, i diversified... i'm not a big spender. sounds like you're doing a lot. but i still feel like i'm not gonna have enough for retirement. like there's something else i should be doing. with the right conversation, you might find you're doing okay. so, no hot dog suit? not unless you want to. no. schedule a complimentary goal planning

aided by the flatland to build relatively small homes on, says keith wood, ceo of the north coast builders exchange. >> in the building roads, that is a lot easier to deal with than hillsides, slow plots, and that's the difference in the north bay. as to who is building successfully and who is not. >> reporter: in the last 14 months, the five major wildfire events that have plagued the six northern california counties have incinerated 25,000 homes. but that's the equivalent of 85% of all of the new homes built in the six counties. that massive loss guarantees that a severe shot -- housing shortage will persist for many years. new homes will rise, with the early showing a large number of people moving out and on. local contractors, plus even those from states in northern california are and will continue to be overwhelmed. >> we had more lost homes, before the butte tragedy. we had more lost homes than we had licensed contractors in the north bay. >> understandably, we want to do this as soon as we can but the manpower is really lacking. it'll be a few years before those lots are filled back

he's also a body builder. she wore it on her back. weigh weighed 105 pounds.resents the empowerment of wem withen. >> wear thing world on a their shoulders? >> yes. thnationhe ad to toe in united states. a symbol of love. i could have guessed that one and her middle name. >> well with, you strut, miss u.s.a. it will be taking place. the pageant is on the 16th and 17th in thailand. any takers? i'm going fto go with miss u.s.. miss belize wore some god. so typical. a myan goddess. >>> say it with with me stars, they're just like us. >>> and this morning. we're starting with with rihanna. so rihanna's eye prow artist reveals she has stand-instop wrs so she can see it what she could look likeb begore tyking the pluchg. who who played ron in the harry potter movies admitted he has no idea how much money is unhis bank accounts. worth with around thrive million. he's content kbloeing hoe has enough assets to leave quote a comfortable life and finally designer carol logger felled who's worth about 200 million, it's been kmilt flight. and he can't driechb, cook, and ma

he's a great builder. he dug a big hole.s is still going to happen. he has to make it happen, by the way. the congress has abdicated its responsibility to secure our american border. however, that doesn't absolve the president of his responsibility. >> you're going to give more money, anna, you're going to give more money for security? >> i think the best way is to trade daca for the wall. >> it's not going to happen because you guys didn't let that bill happen. that's when all the old white men came to the president and said -- >> that's a clean -- >> chain migration, right, family reunification, they wouldn't give it to him. >> right. anna, go ahead. >> for almost a year we heard -- and even after being elected president -- we heard donald trump go to rallies and fan the flames of his supporters saying, we need a wall and who is going to pay for it? >> build that wall. >> mexico will. >> who is going to pay, mexico will. >> exactly. and that in itself was a lie. and i think we've now accepted that. and even his supporters

the luxury hom builder reported its first decline in acquirely orders in more than four years and issue add downbeat outlook at well. diana olick has more. >> apparently the luxury home market is not immune to there widesp weakness in-housing. toll brothers whose average home price is three times the national average reported new orders down 13% from a yea ago in its last quarter. it also gave lower expectations for 2009 than the street was expecting. >> in november we saw the market further soften, which we attribute to thee cumulat impact of rising interest rates, rising home prices and the affect on buyer sentimentll of publicized data of a housing slowdown. >> analysts, phowever,nt out that we have been seeing a slowdown in-housing all year. this is just the first time toll acknowledged it, showing that luxury is aveo sensi to rising mortgage rates, taking a large leapee in the last t months. as for the well-publicized reports, they've come fromll sectors of the housing industry, the home builders be u.s. census, realtoras be fan y mae all pointed to weakness in homes li home sales

people and master builders. to date the quarter is the margin. in germany. i was born near the dutch border so i always used to think what's so special about this place. but the soldier king gave me the same feeling here two hundred fifty years later that he wanted to achieve back then of being at home. christmas tradition is celebrated here. on one of the weekends sinterklaas comes to town. take the opportunity to show off their. version. plus makes his rounds. another institution in potsdam more french than dutch is the country salif and he said to us the holiday season is peak season for pastry chefs they make sweet cakes typical of the region and pretty leans a favorite is a bust of the famous prussian queen louisa all in chocolate. the food wins and the tradition of course the figures are closely tied into the history of pots and since louisa was a very positive figure customers like to give her likeness as a present for saying to her. is also a very modern city even if the old prussia lives on at every turn that includes the christmas market here visit

in the world and one of the biggest bastard builders in the world and she got caught in a bad storm. she was then cast. she was not sure how long she was out of it. she is badly bruised and her hands cut from the reading. —— cutting the rigs. bruised and her hands cut from the reading. -- cutting the rigs. how close you get hit someone to help her? it is co-ordinated by a chilly. they found a ship about 400 miles away. it is in heavy weather so it has slowed down to about six knots and it isn't bit later than expected. —— it is. we are unsure whether they will be able to lodge a small boat to recover her and come back to bring her on board again because of the sea state. if that is not possible, the captain will have to manoeuvre 45,000 tons as close as he can and suzie would have to jump. the final planning is yet to be made. it sounds terribly dangerous. in terms of her psychological standing, she must be devastated. she feels as if she has let some people down. she has a huge following. she is a very strong sale. but she is focused now and knows what is ahead of her and knows it

randy noel said we're hearing from builders consumer demand kpichts but that customers are hesitatingurchase because of rising home costs current sales conditions fell the most down six points sales expectations or the next six months dropped four points buyer traffic fell two points. regionally sentiment fell hardest in the northeast and west where home prices are the highest but down across nation tomorrow we get the latest read on housing starts which have been very weak for the last several months back to you. >> so home builders not feeling too confident. neither are ceos new ceo survey shows business conditions at their lowest point in more than two years >> so according to a chief executive groups monthly survey of hundreds of chief executives across america in varying size companies and varying industries, we do have the lowest levels of ceo confidence going all the way back to october of 2016 on the eve of the presidential election back then now if you take a look at this drop month over month, the biggest month over month drop in ceo confidence, all of this year and we're no

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in the world and the mast and rigging were by one of the biggest mast builders in the world and shen in terms of the stern went over the bow of the boat. she was concussed when she was thrown around inside and woke up. she was not sure how long she was out of it. she is badly bruised but she's ok and her hands cut up when she had to cut the rigging off and get it over the side of the boat before it put a hole in the boat. she feels as if she has let some people down. she has a huge following. but she is a very strong. susie is a great sailor but she's even a bit seasick right now because of the motion of the boat without the mast and the whole concept but she is focused now, she knows what is ahead of her, she knows it is a whole new challenge to get off the boat and try and get back to the uk and loved ones. don mcintyre, the founder of the golden globe race. the lead singer of the punk rock band buzzcocks, pete shelley, has died suddenly at the age of 63. it's thought he suffered a heart attack in estonia, where he was living. the band who formed in the 1970s are best known for th

this builder in a hardhat... ...the welders and electricians who do all of that.he diner staffed up 'cause they all needed lunch. teachers... doctors... jobs grew a bunch. what started with one job spread all around. because each job in energy creates many more in this town. energy lives here. >>> a new study finds fat burning exercises are nullified ki garyeetene with a certain ug vecoullead to kidney problems. a survey found those who drink more of the sugary drinks had a higher chance of developing chronic kidney disease. >>> new research finds your brain delivers a double dose of the feel good hormone dopamine when you eat, first when you taste food and then when it enters your stomach. the doe a mean release is proportionate to your desire for a certain food. the higher the craving, the less dopamine. >> anytime i eat oreos or chocolate, i'm feeling good. >> it's on the top of my list as well, anything with chocolate. all right. taking a look at the freeways, we are nd advisories. so everything is on time for bart, cam tran and says. so special service oning

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three hundred years previously the first memphis necropolis had been built and sykora were a master builder called in for tepco that also designed the first pyramid. car. on a starlit night a thousand years later and one thousand four hundred ninety b.c. a group of grave robbers arrived at the pyramids the old kingdom had long since followed and a new one had arisen and khufu conference and men called it were just the names of remote kings. attracted by stories about the legendary treasures buried with the pharaohs the grave robbers started breaking through the wall of the pyramid. they discovered atomic work others had already cleared the heavy stone walls and then they found a core door leading deep inside the pyramid so narrow and low they had to crawl on all fours. exhausted they were about to turn back when it opened up into an almost square passage and then after a few more meters to an ascending corridor leading to a pyramid shaped chamber a faint per fume of cedar wood and aromatic oils filled the chamber but it was empty. disappointed they made their way back only to suddenly find

both the builder of the new park and how it started and we're going to bill you a new park and fit into one of their own to show me a picture of a little leak in the middle and all this in the little fountains you know and all of us have now build a new park. that's here. we go. this tree here i planted that one at a one time about a foot and a half high. and there was no bag pass here so i wasn't worried about his getting wrecked in the city one day is going to come in here and hit my tree with a bulldozer. as well and i look at the golf course i say you got three four hundred people live in this park and you've got six people on the golf course cover now about five thousand acres. and they have no place for a. ridiculous. i'm not telling them to remove the golf course. i'm telling i'm terry moved themselves from our way of life if they don't like it don't treat us like trailer trash. well the thing is they promise a. new park to move to and then we're going to all of them so that you know if i make a promise to the city they damn well help make me live up to it. and you've got a manag

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according to the national association of home builders/wells fargo housing market index, homebuilderment declined four points in december to 56, the lowest point since may 2015. the index has plummeted nearly 20 points over the past year while potential buyers hesitate to purchase new homes even as mortgage rates have pulled back in recent weeks. "this housing slowdown is an early indicator of economic softening, and it is important that builders manage supply-side costs to keep home prices competitive for buyers at different price points," says nahb chief economist robert dietz. loser: e-cigarette usage nearly doubles in us high-schools . . . the percentage of high school seniors who used e-cigarettes in the last 30 days nearly doubled to 20.9 percent from last year. the increase in vaping by 10th and 12th graders was the largest year-over-year jump for any substance ever measured by the survey, which started 44 years ago. the annual survey, which also measures use of other substances including marijuana, alcohol and opioids, questioned more than 44,000 students from 8th, 10th and 1

the booming business for home builders in butte county and coming up, how one developer is stepping up to help campfire victims get into a new home as soon as possible. that part of the story we'll have for you at 6:30. >>> today the city of oakland filed a federal anti trust lawsuit against the team and the league. the city says the league acted in bad faith. the raiders say if the city sues, they will play elsewhere next season. their new stadium in las vegas won't be ready until 2020. fans are wondering are they going to stay or leave, a lot of questions here, melissa. >> reporter: that's the question that fans are asking and sports insiders are asking. the game on christmas eve against the broncos might be your last to see them. today, the city just did that. >> this is not my first rodeo. >> reporter: when it comes to battling the nfl in a courtroom, attorney has a 3-0 record. helping the city of oakland in a lawsuit. the city claims when the nfl signed off on the raiders move to las vegas, the league boycotted oakland. calling the league a billionaire's boys club. leaving taxpaye

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he is a builder by trade and a fixer by nature. and senator corker is always a man on a mission. our distinguished colleague hails from a state with a long history of impressive senators, tennesseans such as howard baker, al gore, bill frist, and, of course, our colleague lamar alexander. all developed national reputations as leaders. but after 12 years of working with bob, i could not feel more comfortable saying that he himself will now become a part of that great tennessee legacy. he's met that high bar, and he set it high himself. no sooner could any senator turn his or her attention to some important but stalled initiative, some dead-end negotiation, some thorny national problem than you'd see bob corker diving into the fray and tacking the problem with everything he had -- and attacking the problem with everything he had. the limitless work ethic, the entrepreneurial drive -- these things have defined bob corker since long before he was sworn in. -- has a senator. he started working odd jobs at age 13. at 25, he had saved enough money to cofound his own construction company

he's a builder and he wants to see things happening. obviously keeping all of the agencies funded including dhs, reopening the government, getting the border security funding going. he's got the state of the union coming up, that's being worked on now as well. i think the president will continue to focus on a robust economy, immigration foreign policy and put -- and make sure that people understand that the 2.6% raise that he promised the military and reiterated this weekend, he take that to the been. he passed $700 billion for them last year, $716 billion or so for them this year and in there it's a 2.6% raise. they deserve it. they work to keep us free to allow us to have this conversation, particularly as women in a thriving democracy. sandra: always a good time to thank all of our service men and women. we'll do that this morning and kellyanne conway -- >> god bless them. sandra: thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. happy, healthy new year. sandra: let's turn now to steve

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gordon voice to from the german nonprofit organization build and grow it explains that the builders are actually business professionals who are working to help poor families here. i often see the emptiness and inner dissatisfaction of my colleagues who devise strategies never get to see the end result this project is completely different here the team works towards a common goal and changes lives and. voiced is twenty six years old and works as a business consultant for an international company over the past year he's already built one house together with his colleagues and the moldovan construction company . the company is called unicode walls and it specializes in the particularly energy efficient prefab building system the young firm is a so-called social business ten percent of their building projects and houses are for socially disadvantaged people anatole mall and see it is one of the founders.

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builder thank you. that's in the show and for this season will be back on wednesday the ninth of january with a brand new series but will be showing your favorite shows all through the yuletide period until then can you touch my social media as you see. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. they all. yes. sonny. has. solved. yet. so much as all that means this. five am. daily training session. this is just been just a couple of months til graduation she and her twenty seven close mates are all running to start the day with a warm up. but. in the dark we somehow managed to lose john in the crowd. into. nothing. in the area of the. retreat from france. you know from the. night. he. was for baghdad. hotel a show for which would be one lot i'll get obama something. so it's always on me all that idea with me. here for you so hope i will buy my own time and see all that menu. known that intens

how do home builders feel about the housing industry? could move the market and we'll have it for you as gas tax rise and voters not ready to pay for climate change, and france just one example. my take coming up. from the market when it might be time to buy or sell? with fidelity's real-time analytics, you'll get clear, actionable alerts about potential investment opportunities in real time. fidelity. open an account today. . . stuart: 10:00 in new york. 7:00 in california. breaking news on the housing sector. ash, i think you got the number. ashley: just got it. comes in at 56, well under what we were hoping for. stuart: wait a second this is how homebuilders feel about the -- ashley: how they rate the current and future level of home sales. coming in at 56. the estimate was for a 60. for the several months through this year we've been at 68, 67. we're down to 56. in line with other real estate information we've been getting over the months, there is a steady, slow, decline. there is another indication the confidence level from the hom

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we know he is a consensus builder and people say he is a team player. really what is needed in this hour amid growing rift between the government and banks. he had a press conference just hours after taking over yesterday. the key takeaway was he is far more communicative than the previous one, who was a recluse. he has an inflation dove and he is more bothered about growth. the previous governor, a monetary policy hawk, was when edded to the inflation mandate. this governor says it needs to be addressed. a huge takeaway, bond markets have rallied. the market is barely pricing anymore rate hikes. going into february or april, we might see easier policy coming in for the next few months. david: he sounds like a guy as well -- since you are mentioning asset classes -- the stock market will love. this board meeting taking place tomorrow. give us your sense of what will likely take place. stormy were not -- stormy or not? anirban: i would like it to be stormy because this is a guy who has been in the government for a year, a career bureaucrat. the governmen

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he was a bridge builder. never much for building walls. one of my favorite passages. friends come and go but others accumulate. and he was a fellow all these years, people he ran against, bill clinton comes to mind but others as well who had great affection for him and loved him. that's some secret there the rest of us probably could learn from. the other thing that i was especially mindful of for him as leader is he was interested in doing what was right. he treated other people the way you wanted to be treated, the golden rule. he was interested in doing things well and wanted people around him to do things well. sort of if it isn't perfect, make it better. he was not one to give up. he was not one to give up. and for those reasons and others, i'd like to say he was a leader and we could use more like him, both parties, here, the executive branch and other branches of our government could use more like him, men and women. but those of us who are lucky enough to be around him and learn frm and see him in action, whether successful or not is a great opportunity for us