Consumer prices, housing drop
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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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Retail sales posted their steepest drop in nearly two years in June, according to government data on Friday, indicating the housing market slump and soaring gasoline costs are depressing consumer spending.
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Stocks slipped on Wednesday following a negative assessment of the housing market from a large home builder and a Federal Reserve report indicated some U.S. regions were seeing slowing economic growth.
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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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U.S. 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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Stocks fell after a higher-than-expected consumer prices report raised concern that simmering inflation may hamper further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
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Business & money: Figures show sharpest fall for almost two years as trouble in the US housing market starts to spread and weigh down on consumer spending.
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A weakening U.S. housing market and  a steady flow of Americans seeking jobless benefits will help  lead to a slowed economy over the coming months, data released  on Thursday showed.
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U.S. consumer prices dropped in July  for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in  gasoline costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a  report suggesting the U.S. Federal Reserve can stick to a plan  of gradual interest-rate rises.
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Retail sales posted their steepest  drop in nearly two years in June, according to government data  on Friday, indicating the housing market slump and soaring  gasoline costs are depressing consumer spending.
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U.S. producer prices dropped  unexpectedly last month as the cost of gasoline plunged and  food and vehicles prices fell, according to a government report  on Friday that showed inflation pressures under wraps.
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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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Prices of existing U.S. single-family  homes fell in the first quarter from a year earlier for the  first time since 1991, the Standard & Poor&#39;s/Case Shiller  national home price index reported on Tuesday.
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US consumer confidence falls in November, as a slowing housing market adds to worries over the US economy.
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U.S. consumer prices and core  consumer prices were unexpectedly flat in November as energy  and transportation costs fell, according to a government report  on Friday that eased inflation worries.
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Home prices in 20 metropolitan areas fell in November for the 11th consecutive month, as foreclosures and a slump in sales added to the glut of unsold properties.
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U.S. consumers' appetite for home  refinancing and purchasing dropped last week even though  mortgage rates declined, an industry group said on Wednesday.