Stocks end mixed after Greek worries resurface

Just how nervous are investors about Greece? All it took to derail a day of stock market gains was a headline saying that Greece was preparing to leave the euro, an outcome most analysts had already expected.

Wall Street ends flat after late volatility

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed mostly flat on Tuesday after volatility late in the session, with weakness in materials and energy shares offsetting strength in financials. Shares traded higher for much of the session on the back of an unexpectedly strong read on existing home sales, which lifted banks. But those gains dissipated in the last half hour of trading, with Wall Street briefly turning solidly negative before staging a rebound. ...

Wall Street turns negative late in day

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell late on Tuesday as traders cited renewed market talk about the potential for Greece to leave the euro zone, while Facebook's stock fell towards session lows on doubts about its valuation. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 21.84 points, or 0.17 percent, at 12,482.64. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 1.80 points, or 0.14 percent, at 1,314.19. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 14.15 points, or 0.50 percent, at 2,833.06. (Reporting By Edward Krudy; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

Wall Street ticks higher, Facebook falls again

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks advanced on Tuesday, led by financial shares after a strong read on existing home sales encouraged buying in sectors tied to economic growth. Despite that, gains were capped a day after a huge rally as concerns persisted about the global economic outlook. Another slide by Facebook Inc pressured the Nasdaq. Sales of existing U.S. homes rose sharply in April and a falloff in foreclosures pushed prices higher - welcome signs for investors worried about the strength of the U.S. ...

Stocks turn higher after housing report

Just as investors were getting used to a steady diet of worrying news about the global economy, along came an encouraging report on the housing market.