Business Editors:

Among the stories for Wednesday from The Associated Press:

WALL STREET

NEW YORK — Wall Street resumed its advance on the last day of the quarter as investors focused on economic data. By AP Business Writer Tim Paradis.

ECONOMY

UNDATED — NEW YORK — Consumer confidence held steady in March, with a slight blip upward halting three months of declines as slivers of hopes about the economy buoyed consumers. By Retail Writer Anne D'innocenzio.

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MARKETS and the ECONOMY:

HOME PRICES

WASHINGTON — American home prices tumbled by 19 percent in January, the sharpest annual rate on record, according to the Case-Shiller 20-city housing index. One slightly positive note, price declines are slowing in Cleveland, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. By Alan Zibel.