Wall Street ends flat after late volatility

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks closed mostly flat on Tuesday after volatility late in the session, with weakness in materials and energy shares offsetting strength in financials. Shares traded higher for much of the session on the back of an unexpectedly strong read on existing hom
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Historic Facebook debut falls flat

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned on Friday, as the social networking company’s sky-high valuation combined with trading glitches left the stock languishing near its offering price at the market close. Face
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Stock index futures point to flat start (Reuters)

Reuters – Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.1 percent, Dow Jones futures flat and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.2 percent at 4:45 a.m. ET. Yahoo! News: Business News
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New Home Sales in U.S. Remain Relatively Flat in July

According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), sales of new single-family houses in July 2011 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 298,000. This is 0.7 percent (±12.9%) below the revised June rate of 300,000, but is 6.8 percent (
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Builder Confidence Index Remains Flat in August, Despite U.S. Market Uncertainty

David Crowe Based on the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for August, builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes held unchanged at a low level of 15. “Builders continue to confront the same major chall
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