Countrywide stock up on reports
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Shares in US mortgage giant Countrywide soar on reports that it is in talks to be acquired by Bank of America.
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Countrywide Financial Corp  posted a $1.2 billion third-quarter loss on Friday, but its shares climbed after the largest U.S. mortgage lender said it expected to be profitable in the fourth quarter and in 2008, and has weathered the worst of the nationwide housing downturn.
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Mortgage rates around the country rose this week but are still at levels that should continue to provide support to the vibrant housing market, analysts say.
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Stocks were set to open higher on Friday after lender Countrywide Financial Corp.  said it expects to return to profitability this quarter and Microsoft Corp.  raised its profit outlook.
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U.S. stocks were higher on Tuesday  after strong earnings were posted by several retailers, led by  Home Depot Inc. HD.N, and after U.S. economic reports for  July showed that inflationary pressure was held in check and  housing starts rebounded sharply.
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Stocks rose on Monday, led by financial companies, after Merrill Lynch  took steps to shore up its balance sheet with plans to raise up to $6.2 billion and sell a lending unit.
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Stocks extended gains on Monday after a report showed U.S. manufacturing growth accelerated in June even as price pressures eased.
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Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Friday foreclosures and late payments rose in January to the highest on record, reflecting the nation's deepening housing and credit crunch.
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Investors found renewed confidence in a report that Bank of America is close to buying the struggling mortgage lender Countrywide Financial.
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Countrywide Financial, the nationâs largest mortgage lender, said yesterday that it had lined up $12 billion of financing to help weather a housing slowdown that it expects to lead to widespread layoffs.
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Stocks rose on Monday as data on existing-home sales were in line with analysts' forecasts, allowing investors to focus on the recent pull-back in bond yields and the Federal Reserve's policy-setting meeting this week.
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Countrywide Financial Corp  posted a $1.2 billion third-quarter loss on Friday, but its shares soared after the largest U.S. mortgage lender said it expected to be profitable this quarter and in 2008, and had weathered the worst of the nationwide housing downturn.
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Mortgage rates around the country climbed this week as Wall Street investors responded to some encouraging signs that the economy is gaining traction.
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Stocks rose yesterday as reports on personal income, consumer confidence and durable goods suggested the economy may sustain above-average growth through next year.
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Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Thursday it has lined up $12 billion of financing to help weather a housing slowdown that will lead to widespread layoffs.
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Countrywide Financial Corp. ,  the largest U.S. mortgage lender, on Tuesday said it made 15  percent more home loans in May as the pace of refinancings  increased, though the foreclosure rate doubled.
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Countrywide Financial Corp  posted a $1.2 billion third-quarter loss on Friday as the housing market slumped, but its shares soared after the largest U.S. mortgage lender projected a return to profit this quarter as it slashes jobs and regains its footing.