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Public labor unions asked a US court to throw out Detroit's bankruptcy filing on various grounds.
A recovery in the US housing market lifted the sales and earnings of Home Depot. Home Depot Inc gained from the rebound experienced in the US housing market.
Bethany McLean of Reuters wrote that it would be a challenge to remove government sponsored enterprises from the US mortgage market.