Markets news on stocks, currencies and oil; Sales of new homes in the US unexpectedly fell in December 2009 in a signal that the impact of a government tax credit is waning. Sales in 2009 were the lowest since at least 1963.
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- US new home sales tumbled 11.2% in January to the lowest since at least 1963
- US sales of new single-family houses plunged to lowest level since at least 1963 in May 2010 after the end of a government tax credit
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- Markets News Afternoon: Irish new car sales fell 62% in 2009; Irish market pulled down by 4% dip in CRH shares; US factory orders rose in November
- New US home sales fell in July to the lowest level in five months