Stock market looks to housing for direction By: MarketWatch May 18, 2009 at 12:03 PM EDT U.S. stock investors zero in on the housing market to gauge economic growth, with better-than-anticipated earnings from Lowe's helping boost sentiment. Read More >> Related Stocks: Dow Jones Industrial Average (EOD) Home Depot Lowe's Companies US Home Construction Ishares ETF US Real Estate Ishares ETF