Weak housing, factory data hits stocks
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Stock indexes were mixed in volatile trading on Wednesday as weak housing and manufacturing data offset renewed investor buying a day after the market suffered its worst slide since 2001.
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US stocks were under modest pressure at midmorning on Tuesday, as investors digested another weak housing report, lower-than-expected earnings results from the retail and semiconductor sectors, and a management shuffle at Yahoo.
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Weak housing market hurting demand for power tools.
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New signs of weakness in the housing market prompted investors to look past a rebound in major retailersâ sales figures.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker start on Wall Street on Monday, dropping back from a rally in the previous session as investors turn to key housing data for direction.
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U.S. manufacturers expect the economy to  slow in 2007, as the weakening housing market continues to take  a toll on business, according to data released on Thursday.
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Stocks fell on Monday as data pointing to further trouble in the housing sector fueled concerns about the outlook for the economy and corporate profits.
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U.S. stock index futures indicated a weaker open on Wall Street before a report forecast to show a dip in manufacturing activity last month.
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Stocks dropped sharply on Thursday as a plunge in regional factory activity and a hefty loss at Merrill Lynch further clouded an increasingly dire view of the economy.
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Sales of new U.S. homes were unexpectedly weak last month, although they climbed off an 11-year low, and orders for long-lasting goods fell, according to data Thursday that underscored the economy's weakness.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday after data showed deterioration in the employment and housing markets, underscoring concern that problems of the subprime mortgage market were spreading to the wider economy.
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Stocks fell sharply after data showed U.S. factory activity contracted in December to its weakest since April 2003, underscoring worries about the economic slowdown.
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Wall Street fell after a weak manufacturing report raised investor concerns of a further economic slowdown.
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected data on the U.S. services sector added to concerns about the state of the economy and pushed the Dow back from Tuesday's record high.
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U.S. manufacturers expect the economy to slow in 2007, as the weakening housing market continues to take a toll on business, according to data released on Thursday.
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Wall Street stock indexes declined on Wednesday after weak employment data and a record drop in a home sales index heightened concern that turmoil in the subprime mortgage market was hurting the wider U.S. economy.
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Shares on Wall Street looked set for a weaker start on Wednesday as concerns about the U.S. subprime mortgage market resurfaced ahead of U.S. housing and key inflation data and a slew of corporate earnings.