In the waning days of 2018, the political tag line in Washington, D.C. might be “It’s the border, stupid.” Stocks swung wildly again but closed only slightly down on a day that President Donald J. Trump apparently surprised “Chuck and Nancy” into doing an on-camera border security and wall funding debate.  That will be our focus for this evening.

 

If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our headline report is found further below, after the newsmaker bullets and major indexes closing tickers.

 

The evolving Daily Business News market report sets the manufactured home industry’s stocks in the broader context of the overall markets.  Headlines – at home and abroad – often move the markets.  So, this is an example of “News through the lens of manufactured homes, and factory-built housing.” ©

Part of this unique evening feature provides headlines – from both sides of the left-right media divide – which saves busy readers time, while underscoring topics that may be moving investors, which in turn move the markets.

Readers say this is also a useful quick-review tool that saves researchers time in getting a handle of the manufactured housing industry, through the lens of publicly-traded stocks connected with the manufactured home industry.

This is an exclusive evening or nightly example of MH “Industry News, Tips and Views, Pros Can Use.” © It is fascinating to see just how similar, and different, these two lists of headlines can be.

Want to know more about the left-right media divide from third party research?  ICYMI – for those not familiar with the “Full Measure,” ‘left-center-right’ media chart, please click here.

 

Select bullets from CNN Money…

• Stocks whipsawed after Trump spars with Pelosi and Schumer
• Delta changes the way fliers board planes
• Oreo-maker Mondelez has a plan to become the biggest name in snacks
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai grilled by Congress on privacy, bias and China plans
• Barclays app stops you spending on the wrong stuff
• Veteran investor says there’s more to tech than FAANG
• How Huawei’s CFO ended up in a Canadian jail cell
• Chinese companies threaten to punish employees caught using Apple products
• Million-dollar homes and a battle against cancer: What court papers reveal about Huawei’s jailed CFO
• Verizon says its media business is essentially worthless
• India’s hasty central bank appointment is a risky move
• Nissan to sell limited edition sports car for $1.1 million
• Kathie Lee Gifford is leaving ‘Today’
• Lyft’s John Zimmer put it all on the line to catch Uber
• The maker of Mercedes cars is spending $23 billion on batteries
• 20181211-time-person-of-year-cover-gfx
• Jamal Khashoggi and journalists named Time Person of the Year
• 10,400 Verizon workers quit their jobs. That’s a good sign for the economy
• Another sign of a wobbly economy in November jobs report
• Thomson Reuters will cut 3,200 jobs by 2020
• GM’s restructuring was tough. Ford’s could be even harder
• How to lead when your competition is beating you
• On guard and under pressure: The challenges of being the only woman at work
• What workaholic bosses want you to know
• Want to get hired? Your résumé should look like this
• How to get the credit you deserve at work, without bragging

Select Bullets from Fox Business…

• Dow closes rocky session lower after 500-point drop
• Business in China ‘a different game’, Motorola Solutions CEO says
• Dow closes rocky session lower after 500-point drop
• Tesla CEO Elon Musk slams CBS for ‘misleading’ edit of ’60 Minutes’ interview
• Google could be collecting this data without you realizing
• Top 5 IPOs that may be coming in 2019
• USPS may franchise your mailbox: What that means for you
• $867B farm bill omits stricter food stamps work requirements
• French protests, new financial initiatives to cost $11 billion
• Why perseverance could be paying off for Madoff victims
• Bitcoin’s nosedive spurs layoffs
• Democrat Ocasio-Cortez slams Harvard over lawmaker orientation
• Things that will cost more in 2019
• Brexit is dead: Nigel Farage
• Verizon takes $4.6B charge as Oath media business struggles
• China signals reduction in US auto tariffs
• Daimler to buy nearly $23B worth of electric car battery cells
• China’s auto sales fall in November for fifth month
• Holiday debt: Tips to avoid overspending
• To President Donald J. Trump: An open market letter
• Conservatives should resist the urge to regulate Big Tech
• Europe, the US and everything in between: Thoughts & Worries
• Here’s how much the flu season could cost this year
• Here are the new tax brackets for 2019

Today’s markets and stocks, at the closing bell…

 

Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV)

 

Today’s Big Movers

For all the scores and highlights on tracked manufactured home connected stocks today, see the Bloomberg graphic, posted below.

Today’s MH Market Spotlight Report –

 

The President of the United States (POTUS) Donald J. Trump has owned casinos, so perhaps there is some level of riverboat gambler in the nation’s 45^th chief executive.

Pundits on the political right, like talk radio king Rush Limbaugh, have said for years that Republicans tend to cave in the face of media pressures.  Be that as it may, one would have a hard time making that same claim against President Trump.  CBS News provided the clip below which captures, the key moments in the mini-debate on the border wall debate and a possible pre-Christmas partial government shutdown.

MHProNews has tracked the border issue for some time, because it matters to the industry and the nation.  You will find MHVille pros on all sides of this debate. Which is why facts matter, like the eye opening and timeless report accessed by clicking on the linked box below.

 

Follow the Money – 100s of Immigration Protests, MoveOn, George Soros, The Border, Mexico’s AMLO, and Manufactured Housing

Warren Buffett’s son Howard has weighed in on this issue, see the report linked below.

Our 50-State Border Crisis: How the Mexican Border Fuels the Drug Epidemic Across America

FAIR has provided the following data points.

 

Immigration raids have often disrupted manufactured housing producers, communities, and others.

Reports – ICE Raids Factory Builders

Is the video above a preview of the next two years?  Welcome to divided government, and welcome to the early salvos in the 2020 campaign for votes and money from people like you.

Bloomberg Closing Ticker for MHProNews…

NOTE: The chart below includes the Canadian stock, ECN, which purchased Triad Financial Services.

NOTE: The chart below covers a number of stocks NOT reflected in the Yahoo MHCV, shown above.

NOTE: Drew changed its name and trading symbol at the end of 2016 to Lippert (LCII).

 

Berkshire Hathaway is the parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers.

LCI Industries, Patrick, UFPI and LP all supply manufactured housing.

AMG, CG and TAVFX have investments in manufactured housing related businesses.

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