This is the Marketplace Minute.

I'm Justin Ho.

Stocks were mixed on Friday.

The Dow rose almost two-tenths percent, but the S&P fell, less than a tenth of a percent.

And the NASDAQ gave up more than a third of a percent, and the NASDAQ gave up more than a third of a percent.

Consumer spending picked up in December, according to the Commerce Department.

It was up half a percent from the month before, after accounting for inflation.

People spent a lot on financial services,

insurance, health care, and recreation. They also bought a lot of goods, especially vehicles

and prescription drugs. The same report found that prices were up 2.6% from the same time a year ago,

but over the last six months prices rose around 2%, that's the inflation target the Federal

Reserve's been aiming for.

And the number of pending home sales jumped more than 8% in December,

according to the National Association of Realtors.

That's assigned that existing home sales could jump this month once those transactions are closed.

I'm Justin Ho with the Marketplace Minute. You're going to.