The Examiner By BusinessWeek, Standard & Poor's, and Action Economics staff The housing market may be loosening up a bit, but the consumer mood is the darkest it has been since the Carter Administration, according to two economic reports released May 16. U.S. housing starts rebounded 8.2%, to a 1.032 million-unit annual pace in April, from a revised 0.954 million rate in March (from 0.947 million previously). February's 1.075 million pace was...
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