<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061228/bs_nm/usa_economy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061228/2006_12_28t100748_450x305_us_usa_economy_housing.j pg?x=130&y=88&sig=SB_NEfsdGvU5TtOVsR_bLQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="A sign points to a home for sale in a subdivision in Vancouver, Washington, April 25, 2006. The pace of existing home sales rose slightly in November hitting a 6.28 million-unit annual rate, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors on Thursday that modestly topped economists' expectations. (Richard Clement/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. existing home sales rose in
November for a second straight month and consumer confidence
hit an eight-month high in December, according to reports on
Thursday showing the economy ending the year on a solid note.</p><br clear="all"/>

View the entire article: Existing home sales, consumer confidence up
(Reuters)