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Pending sales of existing U.S. homes fell more sharply than expected in July, partially erasing gains from the previous month, data from a real estate trade group showed.
Financials helped the Dow pull off a nearly 300-point gain Monday but techs limped to the finish line as nagging worries about a global economic slump found their way back into the market.
The air started to come out the Fannie-Freddie-inspired rally as the market started to float back to Earth.
People who default on a mortgage would lose their home within a year under European Union draft guidelines on foreclosures as housing markets turn sour in parts of the bloc.
The air started to come out the Fannie-Freddie-inspired rally as the market started to float back to Earth.
Stocks rallied, with the Dow up more than 300 points in the first few minutes of trading, as Wall Street cheered the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.