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US stocks fall on weaker earnings; Twitter plunges

By Washington Examiner
Published May 6, 2014 8:08pm ET
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US stocks fall on weaker earnings; Twitter plunges
FILE - In this Friday, May 2, 2014 file photo, trader David O'Day works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock futures are trading lower as investors await comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, scheduled to address Congress on the economy. A new report Tuesday, May 6, 2014, shows that housing prices rose in March, but at a slower pace than a month earlier. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) | Richard Drew

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing lower following weaker earnings from U.S. companies.

Home builders fell after data provider CoreLogic reported that housing prices rose in March at a slower pace than a month earlier, the latest sign of weakness in the housing market.

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