| This is Bill Roller of BR Capital with the KUIK Morning Market Report for Wednesday, May, 2 | |||||||
| Markets are down this morning. | |||||||
| Index | Direction | Change | Units | Last | 8:05 AM | ||
| Dow | Down | (76) | points | 13,203 | |||
| S&P500 | Down | -0.31% | percent | 1,401 | |||
| Nasdaq Composite | Up | 0.16% | percent | 3,055 | |||
| 30 Year Treasury | Down | (3.6) | basis points | 3.13 | |||
| Companies added the fewest number of U.S. workers in seven months in April, indicating the job market may take time to strengthen. Employment increased by 119,000 following a revised 201,000 gain the prior month, according to ADP Employer Services. The median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 170,000 advance. | |||||||
| The Commerce Department reported Orders to U.S. factories decreased in March, because of a decline in demand for aircraft. Bookings fell 1.5 percent after a revised 1.1 percent gain in February. | |||||||
| Always serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-02/adp-says-u-s-companies-added-119-000-workers-in-april.html | |||||||
| http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-02/factory-orders-in-u-s-drop-on-pullback-in-demand-for-aircraft.html | |||||||
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