In the news from CNNMoney: Oprah lost $27 million on Weight Watchers. Republic Airways files for bankruptcy. 846,350,968 passengers flew on airplanes in 2014, 12% of the world’s population. Gross domestic product grew 2.4 percent in 2015. Stamp prices to drop two cents in April. Each of Berkshire Hathaway’s stocks fell about 14 percent in 2015. Walmart, Sears, Macy’s and Kohl’s to close stores.
On the Big Board:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved down -0.34 percent, -57.32 points to end the week at 16,639.97.
The NASDAQ, the only major index to rise, nudged up +0.18 percent, +8.26 points to close at 4,590.47.
The S&P 500 also slipped, -0.19 percent, -3.65 points, to end the week at 1,948.05.
Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV) advanced +0.59 percent to finish at 1087.4. MH-related active stocks closed mixed or even in today’s trading. Affiliated Managers Group gained the most, +5.09 percent, advancing +6.63 points to close at $136.93 Equity LifeStyle Properties lost the most of active tracked stocks, -1.51 percent, -1.08 points to close at 70.46.
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) $136.93 +6.63 (+5.09%).
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) – parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – $198,191 -408.00 .
Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) $15.09 +0.40 (+2.72%).
Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) $81.93 +0.88 (+1.10%).
Deer Valley Corporation (OTCMKTS:DVLY) $0.69 0.00 (0.00%).
Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) $60.00 +0.13 (+0.22%).
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) $70.46 -1.08 (-1.51%).
Killam Properties Inc. (TSE:KMP) $10.19 -0.18 (-1.74%). (Jan.6)
Liberty Homes, Inc. (OTCMKTS:LIBHA) $0.02 0.00 (0.00%). (Dec.31)
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) $15.95 -0.13 (-0.81%).
Nobility Homes Inc. (OTCMKTS:NOBH) $13.00 0.00 (0.00%)
Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) $43.55 +0.83 (+1.93%).
Skyline Corporation (NYSE:SKY) $3.97 0.00 (0.00%).
Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI) $68.04 -0.93 (-1.35%).
Third Avenue Value Instl (OTCMKTS:TAVFX) $43.46 +0.40 (+0.93%).
UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) $9.54 +0.01 (+0.10%).
Universal Forest Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UFPI) $77.32 +0.94 (+1.23%). ##
(Graphic credit:CNNMoney)
Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.