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Little news moving the markets, kind of a continuation of the selloff last week. the nasdaq down by 1 point and the dow up by 1 point. we're in that flat mode. the supreme court out just minutes ago with a ruling against a christian campus group. they group claimed that the law school should officially recognize the group. the court disagreed pointing out that the christian group dpis krim nates to those who share its beliefs. the ruling was written by ruth bader ginsburg, who was on the bench a day after her husband's death. >> these folks have plenty to say, but their parade banner is blan...

Is hovering about 10,400, down about 105 points. the s&p 500 down just under 13 points. the nasdaq down 42 points. of course all eyes on wall street after that massive selloff yesterday. still trying to figure out what caused that. also major news out of greece. we'll have all of that in the next few minutes. right now, a massive 100-ton concrete and steel box is poised to be dropped on top of the blown out well gushing oil into the gulf of mexico. workers began lowering the containment dome into the waters off the louisiana coast overnight. under water robots are now getting it aligned and in...

Spending again. so that's a good sign. it's confirming the view that the recession likely ended at some point last year. with all of that good news, investors are having a less than enthusiastic opinion. we need to tack on about 37 points to end with a winning streak for the week, and that would put us to nine weeks in a row with gains. nasdaq down 12 points at 2499. energy stocks are leading the decline, kyra. >> so the fact that consumer spending was a big part of this report is a huge deal? >> yeah. that's something that we always look for. we say it over and over again. it's really importa...

The dow down by 122 points. s&p 500 off by 19 points. the nasdaq down by over 36 points. housing construction up better than expected in march rising to its highest level in 16 months. mainly due to multifamily homes. housing starts rose 1.6% last month while building permits 7.5%. americans are spending less on home entertainment products pap bright spot. consumer spending including dvd its dropped 8% in the first quarter, hour blue rey disc sales up by 74% in the same quarter. that's it from cnbc first in business worldwide. peter over to you. >> thank you. the bottom of the hour, a volcan...

New zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air.™ i'll julia boorstin with cnbc market wrap. due to economic reports, things have turned, dow is down and nasdaq down, s&p 500 up just a hair. stocks did move higher earlier in the day due to economic reports on jobs in the service sector that came in better than expected, even though harsh snowstorms crippled parts of the country, economic conditions continue to expand. the fed also says as the recovery continues companies are still slow to ramp up hiring new employees. java giant startup sticking with the policy of letting custome...