BRASILIA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Brazilian homebuilder Gafisa SA said on Monday that its launches of new projects jumped 183 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier to 683 million reais ($168.46 million).
Contracted sales in the quarter grew 58.5 percent to 483 million reais, the company said in a securities filing.
($1 = 4.0544 Brazilian reais) (Reporting by Juliana Schincariol; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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Super Micro Computer's lack of a preliminary earnings report led to a bloodbath in the sector.
Two more property insurance companies are pulling out of California, leaving more homeowners in the state facing loss of coverage and surging premiums as insurers flee.
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Super Micro stock fell hard after the data-center computer specialist didn't announce preliminary results for its fiscal Q3.
The high-flying sector caught a bit of gloom at the end of the week due to several discouraging developments.
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The losses in the stock market accelerated after Super Micro Computer announced earnings without preannouncing results.
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