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Mortgage rates have shown stability in recent months.

The U.S. had threatened to put tariffs on French wine, cheese and other products.

But its spending has drawn mounting scrutiny.

For all of 2019, 5.34 million homes were sold, matching the 2018 level.

As the proceedings opened on Tuesday, he offered three days, rather than two, for opening arguments from each side.

It was disbanded last year, and Molloy later said it had been established illegally.

If true, Parnas' account undercuts a key Republican defense of Trump during the impeachment investigation.

Financial companies, including banks, also rose.

It would replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA.

Ukraine says it also is investigating reports that Russian hackers gained access to computers of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma.