After a three-day losing streak, U. S. stocks moved slightly higher today amid strong corporate returns and lower-than-expected jobless claims. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 27.65 points, +0.18 percent, to close at 15,498.32. The Nasdaq climbed +0.41 percent, +15.11 points to end the day at 3,66.12, while the S&P moved up +0.39 percent, +6.57 points, to close at 1,697.48. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured Housing Composite gained +1.89 percent to close at 966. Housing stocks we follow closed mixed or even. Patrick Industries gained the most of tracked stocks, +2.89 percent, +0.68 points, to end the day at 24.17. Sun Communities, Inc. dropped the most of stocks we follow, falling -1.10 percent, -0.53, to end the day at 47.46. Affiliated Managers Group 180.32 +0.12 (+0.07%). Cavco Industries 53.30 -0.35 (-0.65%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway 176,551 +1,351.00 (+0.77%). Drew Industries, Inc. 44.21 +0.36 (+0.82%). Equity LifeStyle Properties 36.78 -0.27 (-0.73%). Liberty Homes remained steady at 0.60. Louisiana Pacific Industries 17.49 +0.45 (+2.61%). Nobility Homes remained steady at 8.50. Palm Harbor Homes remained unchanged. Skyline Corp. 4.82 -0.04 (-0.82%). Third Avenue Value Fund (Aug 7) 56.19 -0.39 (-0.69%). UMH Properties, Inc. 10.77 +0.01 (+0.09%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 40.68 -0.09 (-0.22%).

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