The markets closed mixed, and the midterms are approaching in just 90 days. As the American Banker noted in their print edition, part of what is up in the air is certainty for business and investors. Is it a blue wave ahead, or is the President of the United States …
Skirts vs. Coat-Tails for Biz and Investors? Plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
Don’t look now. The uncertainty over trade, sanctions, tariffs in the first half of the year gave way on Wall Streets to a more recent steady rise in the markets. While there’s plenty of question marks – read, uncertainty – ahead, there seems to be growing confidence that the Trump …
Stocks Rise Amid Trade Tiffs, Iran Sanctions Take Effect, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
The USDA reports that the number of people on food stamps, more properly known as SNAP benefits, has been declining by millions since February of 2017. More jobs, higher wages are clearly contributing to that outcome, which will be our focus spotlight this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on …
Rising Tide Lifts Millions off Food Stamps, Plus Manufactured Home Market Updates Read More
Everyone will be buzzing about Apple being the first to hit a trillion dollar market cap. Berkshire Hathaway holds a growing stake in Apple. How does Berkshire, or other publicly traded firms compare? See the infographic below, our feature for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new …
There appears to be considerable confusion about a variety of facts regarding modern manufactured homes, as well as the manufactured housing industry. Why? Let’s tee up this topic, before diving into this relevant research, and today’s timely fact check. Accurate Information Matters When reading mainstream media reports, or research being …
Manufactured Housing Industry Facts, It’s About More, Per Economic Expert’s Insight Read More
“Rumors of U.S.-China trade talks was enough to stir soybean prices higher,” per Farm Futures. As thousands of MHPros know, much of the manufactured home industry revolves around rural sales. Among those are to farmers and their workers. So, while there’s chatter both for-and-against the Trump Administration tariffs strategy, there also …
Signs China’s Weakening in Trade Tiff with U.S.? Plus MH Market Updates Read More
With almost 2 months since the combination of Skyline and Champion – producers of manufactured home, modular housing, and other forms of factory-crafted construction – has occurred, it’s an apt time to take a snapshot of the new #2 in HUD Code home industry. As with several other publicly-traded …
Wheat and chaff. Whatever your politics or bias, take the best information, from a variety of sources, sifting out what’s irrelevant or less relevant. With the midterms less than 100 days out, the intensity of activity – along with red-herring, emotional distractions – will likely grow. Professionals and investors should …
“Blackstone Group LP has made its first bet on manufactured housing by buying a portfolio of communities sold by Tricon Capital Group Inc., according to people with knowledge of the matter,” said Bloomberg earlier today. As the Daily Business News on MHProNews reported earlier this month, Tricon sold …
There will be a special report later this evening on the entry of the Blackstone Group (BX) into the manufactured home community space. They’ve been added to our evening closing ticker recap. But tonight’s feature will be on the economy. Despite concerns over tariffs, trade and the latest faux gaff, …
It’s no secret that FANG – Facebook, Apple, Netflix and Google – has drawn a growing amount of monopolistic concerns in the last 2 years. It’s also no secret that big tech has faced push-back from the right, which says that FANG often has shown bias for progressives, and animus …
Facebook Faded Fast, Biggest Plunge in History, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
Let’s note from the top that this is just one step in the challenging road of trade negotiations with various economic players globally. The talk from China is still tough. But Mexico’s new president is hinting that there may be a deal. With that backdrop, what was announced today from …
Earnings Beats, Trade Deal Announced with EU, Stocks Rise, Plus MH Market Updates Read More
One of the hot topics among manufactured housing business owners and management today is the ability to recruit a more qualified workers and team members. While there is plenty of anecdotal insights from manufactured home professionals, there is no operation that is known to be publishing industry specific, evidence-based information. …
State of the American Workplace Report, Plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis is set to release second-quarter GDP at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, but there are whispers from the White House that the numbers could hit the U.S. hit 4 percent in the 2nd quarter of 2018. That GDP preview and some new economic …
Dimon Sounds Off, White House Hints GDP in Q2 Could Hit 4 Percent, plus MH Market Updates Read More
The President of the United States (POTUS) Donald J. Trump coyly hinted that countries he named are ‘f—king us,’ but then said he won’t use that expression for a respected show. Markets closed down a fraction, and this evening’s focus will be a one on one interview with the president …
“The Business of America is Business,” said President Calvin Coolidge. It seems that for a number of years, under both GOP and Democratic leaders, that mantra was missed in the maze of regulatory barriers and high taxes. Whatever party you may belong to, that’s obviously changing in the last 18 …
The video below with Warren Buffett is perhaps more interesting for what it doesn’t say, than what it does. That will be our focus report for this evening. If you’re new, already hooked on our new spotlight feature – or are ready to get the MH professional fever – our …
The Dow is continuing to recover, and other markets also rose today. But for those who tuned into much of the hypertexturing media coverage since the US-Russia Summit in Helsinki yesterday, one could be left with the impression that the world was about to come to an end. Far from …
There’s not much of a direct link between the newly unveiled BlackFly personal flying vehicle and manufactured housing. So why bother? Because it is one of a range of technologies that could transform travel, especially for commuters. That in turn could make living in a more rural area appealing, and …
“From Impossible to Inevitable,” Black Fly, plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates Read More
For the better part of the first six months of 2018, stocks on the Dow and other markets have reacted – mostly negatively – to a series headlines out of Washington, Beijing, North Korea, Canada, the Eurozone – you name it. But today, after the so-called trade war – new …
Stocks Just Did What? Plus Manufactured Housing Industry Market Updates Read More
