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Brian Bernard
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Trump’s Win Could Dampen Near-Term Housing Demand, but We’re Hopeful Long-Term Fundamentals Improve

Political and economic uncertainties generally act as headwinds for home sales, but in the months leading up to the election, housing data mostly remained quite strong. However, with the election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States, we have mixed thoughts on the near-term impact the election may have on housing. We think that the related uncertainty and market volatility could dampen near-term home sales. At the time of this writing, S&P 500 futures have recovered f...
Underlying
USG Corporation

USG is a manufacturer of building materials and solutions. The company's segments are: Gypsum, which manufactures and markets gypsum and related products primary used in a variety of building applications; Performance Materials, which manufactures and markets products used in a variety of interior and exterior building applications of residential, nonresidential buildings and industrial; Ceilings, which manufactures and markets ceiling interior systems products including ceiling tile, ceiling grid, and specialty ceilings; and USG Boral Building Products, which manufactures and distributes products for wall, ceiling, floor lining and exterior systems that utilize gypsum wallboard.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Brian Bernard

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