beazer homes usa

ORLANDO / TAMPA, Fla. - Beazer Homes, USA, INC. (NYSE: BZH), one of the country's top 10 homebuilders, is giving homebuyers a chance to save big on a new home with its Make Your Move Sales Event, Feb. 1-15.

During this two-week national promotion, Beazer is offering special incentives on its quick move-in and to-be-built ENERGY STAR® homes.

The former chief accounting officer for Beazer Homes USA Inc. could face a long prison sentence after being convicted of falsifying the homebuilder's books over a seven-year period.

UPGRADES Citi upgrades Beazer Homes USA (NYSE: BZH) from Hold to Buy, with a $7 price target.

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(NASDAQ: AKRX) – consensus loss $0.08 American Apparel (NYSE: APP) – consensus EPS $0.03 Beazer Homes USA Inc.

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(NYSE: EGT) – no consensus Epicept Corp.

Beazer Homes USA Inc. on Thursday said its private offering of senior secured notes was priced equal to 89.5 percent of the $250 million aggregate principal amount of the notes.

Beazer Homes USA Inc. says its fiscal third-quarter loss narrowed sharply versus a year ago, and new home order trends showed signs of improvement.

Federal prosecutors in North Carolina have filed criminal fraud conspiracy charges against Beazer Homes USA.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charges the former chief accounting officer at Beazer Homes USA with committing fraud and misleading company auditors.

Beazer Homes USA Inc. said Tuesday that it has agreed to settle a securities class-action lawsuit for $30.5 million.