US stocks falter on housing data (The Malaysian Insider)
May 20th, 2009
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NEW YORK, May 20 Investors tried to brush aside news of record-low US housing data yesterday and anticipate a recovery in global economies but US stocks faltered on concerns about the American consumer while oil rebounded on supply fears. Oil prices rose to touch a six-month high over US$60 (RM211) a barrel as a flurry of US refinery problems stoked fears of gasoline supplies leading into the …










