Housing starts tumble, core producer prices dip
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U.S. housing starts fell more   sharply than expected to the lowest rate in more than three   years, while core producer prices dipped unexpectedly,   according to government reports on Tuesday that confirmed a   fast-cooling economy.
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U.S. producer prices edged up a  smaller-than-expected 0.1 percent last month and core prices  posted a surprise drop of 0.4 percent, the biggest since April  2003, on the back of sliding car prices, the government said on  Tuesday.
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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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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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Factory orders suffered their steepest drop in six years last month and an index of pending homes sales fell, according to data on Tuesday highlighting weak spots in the economy and risks to output.
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US producer prices dropped unexpectedly last month as the cost of gasoline plunged and prices of food and vehicles fell, according to a government report on Friday that showed inflation pressures under wraps.
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WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes plunged a record amount in September while median home prices dropped by the largest amount in nearly a year, reflecting deepening problems in the troubled housing market.
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Business & money: Sixth successive month of price falls, and mortgage lending at two-year low despite rate cuts
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U.S. producer prices shrank a slightly bigger-than-forecast 0.6 percent in January, government data showed on Friday, as energy prices declined sharply while core producer prices inched up as expected.
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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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Most stocks fell Monday for the first time in four days after confidence in the home building industry dropped to a 16-year low.
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Sales of new homes plunged last month to their lowest level in more than 12 years, a grim testament to the problems plaguing the housing sector.
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U.S. stock futures dipped on Tuesday,  pointing to a lower market open, after a government report  showed a much larger-than-expected rise in U.S. producer  prices, stoking concerns of growing inflationary pressure.
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Business & money: Housing market still on the slide, falling as much as 6% in six months, as petrol prices spiral.
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The double whammy of a worsening housing slump and a credit crunch is punching the economy in its gut. That's likely to mean a period of slower activity in the months ahead.
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Business & money: Housing market slows as mortgage approvals fall.
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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.