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S&P 500 slips from record as stocks give up gains
USA TODAY NEW YORK — Stocks reversed course in afternoon trading and were trading lower after earlier climbing on a surprisingly upbeat reading on January new home sales. The earlier rise sent the Standard & Poor's 500 index back into record territory. But Wall … US Stocks Lose Steam US stocks end modestly lower; S&P 500 retreats from record US STOCKS-Wall St flat; retailers gain for a second day |