In the news from CNNMoney: 3,500 oilfield workers in Williston, North Dakota have been laid off as oil prices drop. China runs four of the world’s largest five banks. CVS stopped tobacco selling and general merchandise sales fell nearly eight percent, same store basis. Ford uses over 31,000 soy beans in each car, replacing petroleum products. Toyota set a new quarterly profit record.
Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV) lost -1.06 percent to end the day at 963.9. Manufactured housing stocks we cover closed mixed or even, with Louisiana Pacific gaining the most of all stocks we cover for the second consecutive day, +4.45 percent, while Drew Industries dropped -4.16 percent.
On the Big Board:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved down -0.27 percent, -47.51 points, to end the day at 17,550.69.
The NASDAQ nudged down -0.19 percent, -9.83 points to close at 5,105.55.
The S&P 500 slipped -0.22 percent, -4.72 points, to end the day at 2,093.32.
As of 4 PM ET, CNNMoney Finance tells MHProNews:
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) $211.02 +2.27 (+1.09%)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) – parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – $214,150 +650.00 (+0.30%)
Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) $25.93 -0.12 (-0.46%).
Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) $71.61 -1.91 (-2.60%).
Deer Valley Corporation (OTCMKTS:DVLY) $0.35 0.00 (0.00%).
Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) $56.95 -2.47 (-4.16%)
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) $57.89 -0.35 (-0.60%)
Killam Properties Inc. (TSE:KMP) $10.06 +0.06 (+0.60%).
Liberty Homes, Inc. (OTCMKTS:LIBHA) $0.02 0.00 (0.00%).
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) $15.71 +0.67 (+4.45%).
Nobility Homes Inc. (OTCMKTS:NOBH) $10.00 +0.15 (+1.52%).
Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) $36.35 +0.30 +0.83%).
Skyline Corporation (NYSE:SKY) $3.27 +0.0801 (+2.51%)
Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI) $68.68 -1.24 (-1.77%)
Third Avenue Value Instl (OTCMKTS:TAVFX) $55.74 -0.27 (-0.48%).
UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) $9.51 -0.05 (-0.52%)
Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NYSE:UFPI) $62.74 +0.20 (+0.32%) ##
(Graphic credit: CNNMoney)
Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.