U.S. Stock Futures Extend Losses as Jobless Claims Rise
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U.S. stock futures extended losses as more Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week.
S&P 500 futures expiring in December fell 0.2 percent to 1,453.7 at 8:33 a.m. in New York. The equity gauge has rallied 16 percent so far this year as economic data topped estimates companies posted better-than-expected earnings and the Federal Reserve announced a third round of bond purchases.