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US HOME SALES HIT THREE-MONTH LOW
SALES of previously-owned homes in the US hit a three-month low in June while new claims for jobless benefits surged last week. Existing home sales fell 5.1 per cent to an annual rate of 5.37m units, the National Association of Realtors said. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits jumped 37,000 to 464,000 last week.