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07/24/14 10:36 AM

#601679 RE: RULiquid #601677

U.S. stocks pare gains; home sales disappoint
S&P 500 sets intraday record

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks got off to a shaky start on Thursday as the main benchmarks switched between small gains and losses as investors weighed upbeat earnings against weaker-than-expected home sales data.

Ahead of the opening bell, weekly jobless claims came in far better than expected, as the number of people claiming benefits fell to the lowest level since February 2006, but June’s pace of new-home sales hit three-month low. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-futures-up-with-eyes-on-ford-facebook-2014-07-24