Refinancing a Home-Equity Line
Wall Street Journal – Someone undertaking a home-improvement project, where costs will come in stages, will find the flexibility offered by a line of credit to be most attractive,” he says. “On the other hand, someone refinancing a large existing loan might find the

German shares TFN market data at 9:57 am
Forbes – Praktiker slumped 0.84 or 5.30 pct to 15.00, after the MDAX-listed retail chain issued a disappointing fourth-quarter trading statement, showing that Germany’s home-improvement market has not yet started recovering. -Krones jumped 1.39 eur or 2.89 pct

Metro, Praktiker Sales Increase; Shares Rise
CNBC – Praktiker, which is the country’s second-largest home improvement retailer, operates 337 stores in Germany and 81 abroad, deriving three-fourths of its sales at home. Praktiker said sales rose 22.1 percent to 904 million euros in the fourth quarter