Stocks open lower after housing report, investors await Fed minutes By: CNBC.com News February 19, 2014 at 09:30 AM EST U.S. stocks opened lower Wednesday, pressured by downbeat housing data and with Fed minutes expected later in the day. Read More >> Related Stocks: Apple Coca-Cola Company D.R.Horton Herbalife Ltd PulteGroup Sentinelone Inc Cl A Signet Jewelers Ltd Tesla, Inc.