Market breaking news 13/12/11

1. Retail Sales Rose Less than Expected, Up 0.2% in November

 

2.The Federal Reserve repeated its pledge to keep interest rates low through the middle of 2013. Click here to see how markets reacted:

 

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15839121

3. Stocks Open Higher as Financials Rebound

4. Data on sales of previously-owned homes are going to be revised downward back to 2007 due to double counting, the National Association of Realtors said.