Sweden's Sandvik (6.6, SDVKY) fell 70% in the bear market as the recession whacked sales of its metal-cutting, mining and construction tools as well as specialty alloys based on titanium and zirconium, used in thousands of applications like boiler tubes and flanges.

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U.S. economic data due for release Wednesday includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, new residential construction, and the weekly DOE energy stocks report.

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U.S. economic reports due for release Wednesday include the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, new residential construction, and the weekly DOE energy stocks report.

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U.S. economic data due for release Wednesday includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, new residential construction, existing home sales and the weekly DOE energy stocks report.

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U.S. economic data due for release Wednesday includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, new residential construction, the consumer price index and the weekly DOE liquid energy stocks report.

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She said that planning applications would be submitted in the next few weeks and construction work will start in the summer "with a large number of procurements for other schools in progress".

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