The S&P / Case-Shiller 20-City Composite of home prices recorded a steeper than expected decline of 0.8% in February. Year-over-year the decline was 3.5% to a new low since the housing bubble

Factory Orders declined 0.4% in October when a rise of 0.8% was expected. The non-manufacturing ISM came in below expectations at 52.0. This measure of the services sector showed a 48.9 reading on