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U.S. housing starts rose more than expected in March to their highest level since November 2008 and permits to build new homes scaled a 17- month high.

Retail sales soared in March, the government said Wednesday, in the latest sign of improving consumer confidence.

The country’s trade deficit was $7.24 billion last month, as imports jumped with a surging domestic economy.

WashPost: Thursday and Friday can't get here fast enough because the NCAA tournament is wide, wide open. If we've learned anything over these first two weeks of March, it's that not all that much separates the best from the rest.

Summit Entertainment announced today that the trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will hit theaters with the the studio's own Remember Me , which also stars Robert Pattinson, on March 12th. The trailer is expected to be released online earlier that week.

Director Sam Raimi reveals some new details on the film's production.

The U.S. trade deficit rose in March for the first time since last July as the global recession cut sharply into sales of American exports. The politically sensitive deficit with China increased.

US manufacturing activity fell further in April - but at a slower pace than in March - figures suggest.

Existing home sales in the United States likely fell in March amid tight lending standards and concerns by purchasers on job security but a continued decline in prices may mute the drop and even point to sales stabilizing, economists said.

Consumer prices dipped unexpectedly in March, leaving prices over the past year falling at the fastest clip in more than a half-century. The recession is expected to keep a lid on inflation as widespread layoffs dampen wage pressures and weak demand keeps companies from raising prices.