In the news from CNNMoney: The three major indices all end up for the month of May. Glenn Beck suspended by Sirius XM because a guest intimated Donald Trump might be assassinated should he become president. Walmart criticized over factory conditions in Asia. Saudi Arabia seeks to borrow $15 billion. Venezuela running out of bread, sugar, toilet paper. Oil boom towns could be facing real estate busts. Americans are spending most since 2009. Pizza Hut will stop serving meat with butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) or butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), additives the FDA approves but critics say consumers should avoid them.
On the Big Board:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -0.48 percent, -86.09 points, to end the day at 17,787.13.
The NASDAQ advanced +0.29 percent, +14.55 points to close at 4,948.06.
The S&P 500 slipped -0.10 percent, +-2.11 points, to close at 2,096.95.
Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV) nudged down -0.05 percent to finish at 1429.3. Active MH-related stocks closed mixed or even. Skyline Corp. advanced the most, gaining +2.48 percent, +0.25 points, to close at $10.32. Carlyle Group fell the most of tracked stocks, -1.35 percent, -0.2 2points, to end the day at $16.06.
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) $173.52 +1.04 (+0.60%)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRKA) – parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers 211,695 -2,608.00 (-1.22%).
Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) $16.06 -0.22 (-1.35%).
Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) $99.32 -0.91 (-0.91%).
Deer Valley Corporation (OTCMKTS:DVLY) $ 0.65 0.00 (0.00%).
Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) $77.136 +0.17 (+0.22%).
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) $73.30 -0.06(-0.08%).
Killam Properties Inc. (TSE:KMP) $10.19 -0.18 (-1.74%). (Jan.6)
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) $18.28 +0.13 (+0.72%).
Nobility Homes Inc. (OTCMKTS:NOBH) $13.50 +0.25 (+1.89%)
Northstar Realty Finance Corp (NYSE:NRF) $13.50 +0.15 (+1.12%)
Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) $53.43 +0.05 (+0.09%).
Skyline Corporation (NYSE:SKY) $10.32 +0.25 (+2.48%).
Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI) $69.83 -0.22 (-0.31%).
Third Avenue Value Instl (OTCMKTS:TAVFX) $51.01 +0.26 (+0.51%).
UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) $9.94 -0.04 (-0.40%).
Universal Forest Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UFPI) $83.94 -0.16 (-0.19%). ##
(Graphic credit: CNNMoney)
Article submitted by Matthew J Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.