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Housing suffers a setback
Nov 19th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune
In a blow to the optimism that had surrounded the U.S. housing sector in recent months, housing starts fell a sharp 10.6 percent in October, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
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Nov 19th, 2009 - Washington Post
Housing starts fell 10.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 529,000 last month, according to Commerce Department data.
That is the lowest level since April and came as a disappointment to analysts expecting an increase.Stocks Fall on Disappointing Economic Data
Nov 18th, 2009 - New York Times
Hints of a slowdown in the housing market and a batch of dim forecasts from technology companies turned Wall Street traders cautious on Wednesday, with the major indexes retreating from 13-month highs.
Housing starts take unexpected tumble, fall 10.6 percent
Nov 18th, 2009 - Washington Post
New home construction took an unexpected tumble last month, reflecting the bumpy nature of a tentative housing recovery. Housing starts fell 10.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 529,000 in October...
Stock market falls as home construction slows
Nov 18th, 2009 - AOL Money & Finance
NEW YORK -Investors are turning cautious as an unexpected drop in home construction and disappointing forecasts from technology companies raise concerns about the pace of the economy's recovery.



