In the news from CNNMoney: When Congressmen demonstrated for gun control legislation on House floor, congressional leadership turned off C-SPAN cameras. Donald Trump says the whole economy is “rigged”. Rio gets huge Brazil bailout weeks before the Olympics. Ultrasonic dryer can dry your clothes in half the time. Eleven million Americans spend half their income on rent. New York is the best global city for female entrepreneurs. Are simple phones on the way back? There are 1.3 persons for every job opening in the U. S.: at the height of the Great Recession, it was seven job seekers for every opening. Forty-seven percent of world’s wealth controlled by millionaires.

On the Big Board:

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped -0.27 percent, -48.90 points, to end the day at 17,780.83.

The NASDAQ fell -0.22 percent, -10.44 points to close at 4,833.32.

The S&P 500 nudged down -0.17 percent, -3.45 points, to close at 2,085.45

Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV) gained +1.22 percent to end at 1398.7. MH-related stocks closed mixed or even, but Cavco Industries gained more than other covered stocks, edging up +1.05 percent, +0.95 points, to close at $91.36. Skyline Corp. fell the most of tracked stocks, -3.53 percent, -0.32 points, to end at $8.75.

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) $154.37 +1.16 (+0.76%)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRKA) – parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers 216,266. +846.00 (+0.39%).

Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) $16.00 -0.07 (-0.44%).

Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) $91.36 +0.95 (+1.05%).

Deer Valley Corporation (OTCMKTS:DVLY) $ 0.70 0.00 (0.00%).

Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) $82.64 +0.80 (+0.98%).

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) $73.70 +0.245 (+0.33%).

Killam Properties Inc. (TSE:KMP) $10.19 -0.18 (-1.74%). (Jan.6)

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) $17.15 -0.21 (-1.21%).

Nobility Homes Inc. (OTCMKTS:NOBH) $13.50 0.0 (0.00%)

Northstar Realty Finance Corp (NYSE:NRF) $11.90 -0.16 (-1.33%)

Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) $56.14 +0.43 (+0.77%).

Skyline Corporation (NYSE:SKY) $8.75 -0.32 (-3.53%).

Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI) $72.24 +0.26 (+0.36%).

Third Avenue Value Instl (OTCMKTS:TAVFX) $49.61 0.00 (0.00%).

UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) $10.96 -0.01 (-0.09%).

Universal Forest Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UFPI) $87.54 -1.29 (-1.45%). ##

(Graphic credit: CNNMoney)

Article submitted by Matthew J Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.