1.   Soft land prices have helped boost new home sales.

2.   In Scotland we have a Mountain Bike Code of Conduct which is about to be published and distributed on all new sales.

3.   Also Friday, the Commerce Department reports on new home sales during August.

4.   Also today the ministry said it was banning Nomura from bidding on new sales of government bonds until the ministry decides how to punish the brokerage.

5.   An unexpected rise in new home sales last month was offset by a revision to May sales, the government reported.

6.   Analysts have speculated any major acquisition would be paid through a new stock sale.

7.   Analysts say recent strong reports on durable goods, initial jobless claims and new home sales make it unlikely the Fed will lower interest rates.

8.   Analysts said the reason the surge in new home sales in July failed to depress prices much Tuesday was because traders focused on the more forward-looking so-called sentiment data.

9.   And new sales typically are introduced only a few days after the expiration of the previous sale.

10.   And on Friday, the Chicago Purchasing Managers survey for January, reports on fourth-quarter gross domestic product and new home sales will be released.