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Housing starts and permits, both of them key measurements of home construction, hit record lows in October, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Inventories and sales of U.S. wholesalers both rose during January, the Commerce Department said Monday.

The Commerce Department reported a 0.3% increase in retail sales causing some celebration among stock market traders.

However, a closer look at the numbers reveals that they may not be worth celebrating. Bob Moon reports.