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Several stocks trading near $5 were moving on above-average volume during Tuesday's session.

Stocks started out lower Tuesday, following a start-of-the-year runup on economic optimism.

Filed under: Before the bell , International markets , Novartis AG ADS , Chesapeake Energy , Economic data , Oil , Federal Reserve , Financial Crisis U.S. stock markets are poised for gains Monday, the first trading day of the New Year.

U.S. Market Stocks were on shaky ground in the final hours of trading for 2009, despite a better-than-expected decrease in initial jobless claims .

European stocks hit 2009 highs yesterday in a burst of economic confidence at the end of a rollercoaster year for equities and as US house prices and consumer confidence data pointed to recovery.

Home price gains of the past few months flattened out in October, according to a closely watched market report issued Tuesday.

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Personal income posted its largest gain in half a year in November and spending by individuals rose for a second straight month, according to government data released Wednesday.

Personal income posted its largest gain in half a year in November and spending by individuals rose for a second straight month, according to government data released Wednesday.

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance fell last week, the government said Thursday, with a total figure that was below analysts' expectations.

New home sales unexpectedly plunged in November, according to a dismal government report.

Shares in Apple Inc. danced with $200 per share Tuesday, playing tag with that price throughout the trading day.

Oil prices continued to hang near $73 a barrel on Tuesday after the government released its final revision of third-quarter GDP and OPEC left oil output targets unchanged.

The Commerce Department will release the home-building industry's trifecta of housing starts, housing completions and housing permits Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. All eyes will be on the November start statistics, after October's surprisingly disappointing release.

Supply came in once more and overwhelmed demand as the market gaped up and ran upward to resistance once more.

Citigroup stock took a beating on Wall Street Thursday after weak demand for a share offering that prompted the US government to delay the sale of its stake in the bailed-out banking giant.

Home building rebounded from a six-month low in November, with improvement in new home construction in all sections of the nation, according to a government report issued Wednesday.

Stocks jumped in early trading Wednesday as investors awaited the latest pronouncement on the economy from the Federal Reserve.

The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance jumped last week, the government said Thursday, with a figure that was above analysts' expectations.

The number of initial jobless claims ticked up a little more than expected last week after declining for five straight weeks, the Labor Department said Thursday.