Reports on consumer confidence, GDP tug at stocks - AP - 2 minutes ago
Stocks retreated from 13-month highs after a lackluster reading on consumer confidence and a report showing slower economic growth sapped the market's optimism.

Home prices rise for 4th month in a row - AP - 3 minutes ago
The summer's trend of rising home prices is flattening as the traditional home shopping season ends, two reports Tuesday showed.

Energy Stocks: Energy stocks curb losses on consumer confidence - at MarketWatch - 3 minutes ago
Energy stocks lose ground as investors play off the government's revised estimate of growth in gross domestic product for the third quarter.

Yingli Slips As Broadpoint Downgrades - at Barrons.com - 3 minutes ago

GDP, Case/Shiller muddy recovery hopes - Reuters - 4 minutes ago
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, a day after the Dow hit a 13-month high, after data showed an improving economy, but at a slower rate than expected.

Hewlett-Packard's quarter shows impact of EDS deal - at MarketWatch - 5 minutes ago
Hewlett-Packard's 14% growth in fourth-quarter profit comes despite a dip in sales, as the Silicon Valley behemoth sustains lower revenue in its key PC and printer segments but also shows the impact of having acquired tech-services giant EDS.

Ga.'s Isakson: No 2nd homebuyer credit extension - AP - 5 minutes ago
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson said there won't be another extension of his homebuyer tax credit after it expires in June. In an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, Isakson said a second extension "isn't going to happen."

American Eagle 3Q profit rises, sales slip - AP - 6 minutes ago
American Eagle Outfitters Inc. said Tuesday that its profit climbed in the third quarter as the prior-year period was weighed down by an impairment charge.

Retailers Gird for Battle with Black Friday Deals - at Minyanville.com - 7 minutes ago
New tricks for what could be a dismal holiday season.

Financial Stocks: Financials off on broader economic gloom - at MarketWatch - 8 minutes ago
Financial stocks trade slightly lower as a lack of corporate news and the approaching Thanksgiving holiday cap moves in the sector.

Futures Movers: Oil sinks 2% amid China woes, ahead of inventories - at MarketWatch - 8 minutes ago
Oil futures trade steady, near $77 a barrel, as caution dominates sentiment ahead of U.S. economic data and a report on petroleum inventories.