Housing starts tumble, core producer prices weak
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U.S. housing starts plunged to a   more than three-year low in August, while falling new vehicle   costs kept producer prices unexpectedly weak, government   reports showed on Tuesday, bolstering views the economy is   cooling.
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Stock sinks after-hours after home builder scales back forecasts due to price rollbacks in Sin City. LOS ANGELES  - Pulte Homes Inc.
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WASHINGTON - Consumer prices posted a rare decline in August while the battered housing industry saw construction fall to the slowest pace in 12 years.
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The slump in housing stocks to new four-year lows is hurting some well-known investors who recently added home builders and housing-related stocks such as KB Home  and Pulte Homes Inc  to their positions.
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Consumer inflation dipped unexpectedly last month thanks to falling gasoline prices while new home construction hit a 12-year low as the housing slump continued to dim the outlook for growth.
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Mortgage and shopping blues combine to push stocks lower.
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U.S. housing starts plunged to a   more than three-year low in August, while falling new vehicle   costs kept producer prices unexpectedly weak, the government   said on Tuesday, bolstering views the economy is cooling.
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Stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with the three major indexes posting their worst single day performance since March 13, as disappointing results from DuPont Co. and Countrywide Financial Corp. heightened concerns about the housing market.
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The anemic U.S. housing market has  hurt various industries from makers of air conditioners to  earth movers, with several manufacturers reporting their top  lines have been bruised by the slowdown.
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U.S. producer prices dropped  unexpectedly last month as energy price gains eased and the  cost of food and vehicles fell, according to a government  report on Friday that showed inflation pressures fading.
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A drop in energy costs pulled U.S. consumer prices down last month, but core inflation moved up modestly and housing starts surged, according to data on Wednesday that bolstered expectations for a steady diet of interest-rate rises.
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Sales of new homes were unexpectedly weak last month, although they climbed off an 11-year low, and orders for long-lasting goods fell, according to data on Thursday that underscored the economy's weakness.
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Producer prices fell by a much  larger-than-expected 1.4 percent in August as energy prices  slumped, government data showed on Tuesday, but a key measure  of core inflation at the producer level rose slightly more than  forecast.
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The anemic U.S. housing market has hurt various industries from makers of air conditioners to earth movers, with several manufacturers reporting their top lines have been bruised by the slowdown.
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The home builder reported that it swung to a loss in the first quarter, continuing a trend of bad news in the housing market.
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WASHINGTON - New-homes sales tumbled in August to their lowest level in seven years, a stark sign the credit crunch is aggravating an already painful housing slump.
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U.S. producer prices dipped unexpectedly by 0.1 percent in December after a sharp drop in fuel prices, government data showed on Tuesday, but core producer inflation rose by 0.2 percent as projected.