Market finishes flat as housing concerns weigh
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Stocks ended flat on Friday as weak new home sales data reinforced concerns that the housing and mortgage markets may be far from a recovery, offsetting the energy sector's strength.
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WASHINGTON -- Concerns about inflation trumped worries about the slumping housing market last month in the minds of Federal Reserve officials who voted to hold interest rates steady.
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U.S. stocks finished little changed on  Thursday, pausing after Wednesday's sharp rally, as investors  were cautious about making large bets before Friday's closely  watched jobs report.
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Why pains plaguing the housing market won't affect the commercial real estate market.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as renewed concerns about the outlook for interest rates swept away early gains racked up on news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as renewed worries about the outlook for interest rates erased early gains notched up on news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.
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WALL Street&#39;s broad market indicators ended nearly flat today after an early rally attempt ran out of steam, but tech stocks held on for solid gains.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Friday as concerns about higher interest rates and inflation  kept pressure on the market after several days of losses.
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U.S. stock markets ended one of the  most volatile months in years on an impressive note, but this  coming week still won&#39;t be any easier for investors as the  employment report and housing turmoil remain high on radar  screens.
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Stock futures were little changed on Monday as caution before a report expected to show softening in the housing sector was offset by optimism about the latest takeover activity.
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U.S. stocks were near the unchanged  mark on Friday as Wall Street took a breather after Thursday's  rally, which saw the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX advance  to its highest close since August 2001.
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Sales of previously owned homes inched up 0.4 percent  but that did not change the overall bleak picture for a housing industry that has been suffering through a painful slump.
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Stocks trimmed losses on Tuesday to trade little changed as investors saw no new negative surprises in a report on existing home sales and as crude oil fell sharply.
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The Dow industrials and S&P 500 stock gauges were little changed on Tuesday as investors concluded that higher-than-expected inflation figures would not necessarily lead to higher interest rates.
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U.S. blue chips ended nearly unchanged  on Thursday in light volume but technology dipped lower as a  broker downgrade on the semiconductor industry rattled  investors.
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Applications for U.S. home mortgages  were unchanged for the week ended Dec. 17 from the prior week  as an increase in refinancing offset a decrease in purchases,  an industry trade group said.
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Sterling was little changed, with a survey into the housing market from the property website Hometrack coming in as expected.