Market Slide Ends Four Days of Gains

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NEW YORK - A negative sales forecast from home builder Toll Brothers Inc. on Tuesday cast doubt on the health of the housing market and sent stocks falling after four sessions of gains.

A softening in the real estate market, which had helped fuel economic growth for more than two years, could mean weaker consumer spending and a slow-down in the economy. Toll Brothers' lower sales projections fed those fears, while disappointing forecasts from auto parts maker Visteon Corp. dragged down the auto sector as well.

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Market Slide Ends Four Days of Gains

Despite Wall Street's two-week upswing, the news illu...

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