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US stocks mixed after uneven economic signals

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U.S. stocks fell Monday, following the longest rally for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index since 2004, as a drop in pending home sales overshadowed a rise in durable-goods orders while investors watched earnings.

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U.S. stocks meandered between small gains and losses Monday, cooling off after a rally that had pushed the Standard & Poor's 500 index above 1,500 for the first time since December 2007. Encouraging news about manufacturing provided an early boost, but stocks fell later after a report on the pace of home sales fell short of expectations.
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