Home Sales Drop Sharply in December
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Sales of new single-family homes fell 4.7 percent in December while the median sales price fell 10.9 percent to $219,200 from November, according to a government report
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Ford Motor Co  on Thursday posted  a 9 percent decline in U.S. sales for December.
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U.S. factory production shrank in December for the first time in nearly a year, sparking fears the economy may be headed for recession and sending stocks sharply lower.
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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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Sales of existing homes fell in December, closing out a horrible year for housing in which sales of single-family homes plunged by the largest amount in 25 years. The median home price dropped for the entire year, the first time that has occurred in four decades.
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Retailers posted mostly gloomy December sales results, as snow storms, discounts and economic uncertainty conspired to make the 2007 holiday shopping season the worst in 5 years.
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New-home sales in November dropped 9 percent from the previous month, and were down 34 percent from a year earlier, more dismal figures for an industry facing bloated inventory, declining prices and mortgage woes.
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Sales of new homes plunged in August and prices posted their biggest year-on-year drop in nearly 37 years, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday, underlining the depth of problems facing the housing sector.
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Retail sales fell unexpectedly in December to close out the weakest year at the cash register since 2002, data showed on Tuesday, the strongest signal yet that the economy may be sliding into recession under the weight of a housing and credit crisis.
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Stocks fell sharply after retail sales fell in December and two large banks announced investments from overseas amid rising losses.
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Major automakers reported lower U.S.  sales for December led by a 9 percent slide at Ford Motor Co as  the industry closed out its weakest year in over a decade and  faced the prospect of deeper declines in 2008.
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Sales of new homes rose to a record high in 2004, the fourth straight annual record. But activity in December barely budged after a big drop the previous month, suggesting the nation's red-hot housing market may finally be cooling.
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Sales at U.S. retailers fell 0.4  percent in December and were less vigorous in November than  previously thought, according to a government report on Tuesday  that implied costlier energy and slumping housing prices were  taking a toll on consumers.
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Stocks slipped on Wednesday after retailer Target cut its December sales view and a private report showed U.S. home prices fell sharply in October.
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Major U.S. retailers on Thursday reported gloomy sales for the critical December shopping season, while a separate report showed new claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly in the latest week, somewhat easing concerns of a weakening job market.
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Toyota Motor Corp  said on Thursday its U.S. sales fell 1.7 percent in December.
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Sales of new homes unexpectedly plunged in November at the sharpest rate in more than a decade, falling 12 percent to the weakest annual rate since July, the Commerce Department said on Thursday.