Sector roundup: Housing stocks, airlines

NEW YORK (AP) Housing stocks mostly edged higher Monday even as a new report showed that persistent high inventory levels have not abated.

NEW YORK (AP) Several airline stocks staged a modest midday recovery Monday following a report that United Airlines and US Airways are in advanced acquisition talks.

NEW YORK (AP) Chinese Internet stocks mostly rose Monday after Internet portal operator Sohu.com Inc. issued first-quarter results that beat analysts' expectations and predicted second-quarter revenue far ahead of analysts' views.

NEW YORK (AP) The chip sector fell Monday as Deutsche Bank advised caution in the specialist chip market because of economic uncertainty.

NEW YORK (AP) Shares of health insurer Humana Inc. gained slightly Monday after the company's first-quarter profit topped Wall Street forecasts, but its peers mostly slipped lower following last week's series of disappointing results.