Weyerhaeuser Co. said Friday its fourth-quarter loss ballooned to more than $1 billion as the rapidly deteriorating U.S. housing market forced the timber and wood products company to book a massive charge and write down other assets.
By MIKE OBEL / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:54am
Weyerhaeuser Co. said Friday its fourth-quarter loss ballooned to more than $1 billion as the rapidly deteriorating U.S. housing market forced the timber and wood products company to book a massive charge and write down other assets.