Higher growth areas . We have got some breaking economic numbers on the housing market. Julie hyman is at the markets desk with more. Julie existing home sales rebounding last month. We got numbers for the month before that were disappointing but now we have a climb of 5. 1 month over month to 5. 3 3 million on an annualized basis. It compares with februarys 5. 0 7 million. The median forecast, 5. 2 8 million. A larger rebound than had been anticipated and does exhibit some resilience in a u. S. Housing market especially going into the spring selling season. 3hat number coming in at 5. 3 million, an increase of 5. 1 month over month. The existing home sales number does not tend to have a big impact on stocks. At much appears to be having big impact on the overall direction we are seeing today. The dow and s p, little change. Nasdaq doing a little better. Any increase means we are at new highs for the year above 2100 as we have been watching for the s p 500. Above 18,000 for the down. A
Are rising after the fed indicated it wont raise rates. We are going to learn later today whether alibaba will be the biggest ever ipo. Pricing tonight and they start trading tomorrow. Bayer has from decided to focus on his crop chemicals unit. Their ending years of speculation as to what they would do with the unit. But to stay, or to go . That is the question. Voters in scotland will provide that answer. The 307yearold union with the u. K. Will come down to a ballot. We cant give you all results to avoid swaying voters that we can check in on the state. Nna edwards has more when should we start to see results . Were here on carlton hill looking over the city of edinburgh. We expect to get the early results around 2 00 a. M. Local time 9 00 in the evening for you in new york. That wont be the end of things at all. Some of the smaller constituencies will be reporting first. Likely to hear from the western isle councils. Small inhabited areas will be giving us their results first. We mi
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