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Oil Prices Send Stocks Spilling

Crude rose to $90.50 a barrel

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(Newser) – Stocks headed downward again today, spurred by oil prices making a return to record territory. The price of crude hit $90.50 a barrel as traders reacted to yesterday's data predicting limited availability. "Oil is up—that doesn't help. And financials are getting hit," says one trader. The Dow was down 3.33 to 13,671.92, while the Nasdaq slipped 23.90 to 2,750.86, and the S&P 1.48 to 1,514.40.

Stocks dove midday, reports the Wall Street Journal, thanks to rumors that AIG would announce a big write-down. Things improved somewhat when those rumors turned out to be false. One surprise: Sales of new single-family homes increased, although analysts warn not to get too excited. "I don't think people will place too much emphasis on positive signals coming out of the housing market," says one.

The headquarters of the American International Group Inc. is shown in this March 1, 2007 file photo in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
The headquarters of the American International Group Inc. is shown in this March 1, 2007 file photo in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)   (Associated Press)
A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange talks on his cell phone near a phone post. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange talks on his cell phone near a phone post. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)   (Associated Press)
High gas prices are posted at a Union 76 gas station in Berkeley, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. The Union 76 ball was changed into a giant Jack-O-Lantern for Halloween. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
High gas prices are posted at a Union 76 gas station in Berkeley, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. The Union 76 ball was changed into a giant Jack-O-Lantern for Halloween. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)   (Associated Press)
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