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Home Depot Inc. may have to mark down the price of HD Supply as broader market jitters over debt slow private equity’s ability to finance such buyouts.

The Federal Trade Commission said yesterday annual energy costs will be more prominently displayed on its well-known yellow EnergyGuide labels affixed to common household appliances.

Ferguson has acquired the assets of Minneapolis-based Fire Fab Inc., a distributor and fabricator of fire safety and suppression systems.

As goes home building, so goes home remodeling, according to the index released today by the National Association of Home Builders.

Tyco International Ltd. reported today a $3.55 billion loss for the third quarter as it pays for lawsuits and breakup costs tied to its former convicted chief executive officer.

The electrical arm of wholesaler-distributor HD Supply opened a new distribution facility in Orlando, FL, on July 1.

The new owners of Chrysler named Robert Nardelli, former Home Depot chief executive officer, as CEO of the auto manufacturer.

The ASA Executive Committee announced Frank Finkel, president of Davis & Warshow in Maspeth, NY, has been selected to receive the honor of the Fred V. Keenan Lifetime Achievement Award.

Commercial refrigeration manufacturers and energy-efficiency advocacy groups recently announced that they reached a consensus agreement on the first-ever federal energy-efficiency standards for commercial walk-in freezers and coolers.

Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for June totaled 947,268, up 3% from June 2006 shipments, according to the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI).