In the news from CNNMoney: Gender pay gap in medical field as well: female doctors earn 24% less. United Continental airlines’ stock fell ten percent. U. S. weekly jobless claims hit 42-year low. VW will repurchase or repair nearly 500,000 diesel cars that cheat on emissions. Best job prospects in eight years for class of 2016. Google is funding screenplays. Brigham Young’s gun up for sale. Shares of Whole Foods have lost 50 percent of its value since 2013.
On the Big Board:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up +0.24 percent, +42.67 points to end the day at 18,096.27
The NASDAQ nudged up +0.16 percent, +7.80 points to close at 4948.13
The S&P 500 gained +0.08 percent, +1.60 points, to close at 2,102.40.
Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV) gained +1.38 percent to finish at 1373.1. MH-related stocks closed mixed or even, with Skyline Corp. advancing more than any other active stock, +17.26 percent, +1.56 points, to end the day at $10.60. Universal Forest Products, Inc. fell the most of active stocks, dropping -5.21 percent, the most of active tracked stocks, -4.48 points, to close at $81.43.
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) $174.91 -0.27 (-0.15%).
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRKA) – parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers – $217,460.00 -1,468.00 (-0.67%).
Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) $17.69 +0.01 (+0.06%).
Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) $88.90 -0.19 (-0.21%).
Deer Valley Corporation (OTCMKTS:DVLY) $ 0.52 0.00 (0.00%).
Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) $63.51 -0.72 (-1.22%).
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (NYSE:ELS) $68.64 -1.96 (-2.78%).
Killam Properties Inc. (TSE:KMP) $10.19 -0.18 (-1.74%). (Jan.6)
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) $17.39 -0.28 (-1.58%).
Nobility Homes Inc. (OTCMKTS:NOBH) $15.00 0.00 (0.00%)
Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE:NRF) $13.24 -0.14 (-1.05%)
Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) $48.74 +1.29 (+2.72%).
Skyline Corporation (NYSE:SKY) $10.60 +1.56 (+17.26%).
Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE:SUI) $67.21 -1.15 (-1.68%).
Third Avenue Value Instl (OTCMKTS:TAVFX) $50.09 +0.29 (+0.58%)
UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) $9.78 -0.10 (-1.01%).
Universal Forest Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UFPI) $81.43 -4.48 (-5.21%). ##
(Graphic credit: CNNMoney)
Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.