Many home builders, contractors and retailers wagered that higher U.S. tariffs on imports would boost the cost of lumber, while lower interest rates would lift demand for the building material. But ...

Most of us have heard the phrase “If a tree falls in a forest, and there’s no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?” It’s an exercise in critical thinking that’s been around since the early ...

A closer look at this subgroup of the basic materials sector and some of the best metals stocks to invest in. After wild swings in prices throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, lumber stocks have been ...

A lumber shortage may be an unexpected result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It's being driven by what a Saskatoon business professor refers to as "staycation syndrome." More people are spending time at ...

The lumber market has been particularly volatile in the past three months, but demand and prices for the commodity are likely to see a long-term climb as a “new normal” emerges, analysts say. Among ...

The homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres explain how to capitalize on the lumber market spike by strategically harvesting timber ...

Lumber futures are down moderately, from a three-month high of $614 per thousand board feet to $590, mostly due to a soft ...

The lumber market has taken some big hits from rising inflation and a slowdown in the housing market, with lumber prices down more than 40% in the first six months of the year. They could fall still ...

We are all familiar with the classic commodities such as oil, copper and precious metals. However, US lumber – known as timber in the UK, although Americans draw a distinction between the two – isn’t ...