Stocks were up and down most of the week as reports of consumer confidence and the housing sector kept investors jittery. Economic news on Wednesday helped end the session up, but investors did not push the market over the 2009 highs. Oil and gold both were up, ending the week higher than expected. Much needed good news was reported Wednesday as the number of new filers for unemployment insurance fell to 466,000, the lowest number in the Labor Department figures since the week ended Sept. 13, 2008, and a decrease of 35,000 from the previous week's 501,000.
