Tuesday, July 10, 2007

US STOCKS-Housing weakness woes drive stock indexes down

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, July 10 - U.S. stocks slid on Tuesday
as the subprime mortgage crisis escalated, undermining banking
shares, while Home Depot Inc. and other housing-related
companies lowered their outlooks.




Standard & Poor's roiled financial markets when it said it
may cut ratings on $12 billion of subprime-related debt on
forecasts of more delinquent and defaulted U.S. home loans.


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