CNNMoney reports that black unemployment is at its highest level in 27 years, as ‘no’ jobs created in August and other negative economic/jobs news sent stocks reeling today. Gold rose to close at $1,880.40 +51.30 +2.80%, with some predicting September could see gold hit $2,000. The Yahoo! Financial Manufactured Housing Composite value closed at 807.0, off -3.11%. Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. 81.93 -2.83 (-3.34%). Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance and other manufactured housing building, lending and housing supplier parent company Berkshire Hathaway 104,070.00 -3,158.00 (-2.95%). Cavco Industries, Inc. 33.94 -1.18 (-3.36%). Champion Enterprises, Deer Valley and Liberty Homes remained unchanged. Drew 18.54 -0.64 (-3.34%). ELS 67.86 -1.12 (-1.62%). Nobility Homes bucked the trends, by rising to 7.61 +0.50 (7.03%). Patrick also moved higher, $ 2.08+ 0.16 (+8.33%). Palm Harbor Homes 0.008-0.002 (-20.00%). Skyline Corporation 9.63 -0.66 (-6.41%). Sun Communities 36.52 -0.91 (-2.43%). Third Avenue Value Fund (9.1) 46.39 – 0.20 (-0.43%). UMH Properties 9.03 – 0.21 (-2.27%). Universal Forest Products, Inc. 26.48 – 1.80 (-6.36%), but rose in after hours trading.
