Home sales at 10-year low, jobless claims jump
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080724/2008_07_24t101325_450x301_us_usa_economy_housing.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=pjTlp4cNVYsEN9LZiM9GIw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A newly built home sits vacant with a 'for sale' sign in front, in the Courtland Ridge development in Alpine, Utah, March 26, 2008. (George Frey/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/bs_nm/usa_economy_housing_dc)Reuters - Jobless claims jumped last week and
the pace of existing home sales tumbled to a 10-year low as
slowing growth hit hiring and a glut of unsold homes weighed on
the real estate market, data on Thursday showed.</p><br clear="all"/>
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