Winter Brings Construction to a Crawl

All three major indices closed up today after a topsy turvy session featuring swoops and swoons creating a dramatic chart while posting  just minor gains.  The new home inventory is now down to only 4.7 months after this winter's brutal assault on construction sites and their associated laborers and equipment.  The Dow closed up 18 points with the NASDAQ up 4 and the S&P 500 virtually flat.