This is Bill Roller of BR Capital with the KUIK Morning Market Report for Thursday, July 26. |
Markets are up this morning. |
Index |
Direction |
Change |
Units |
Last |
Time |
|
|
Dow |
Up |
156 |
points |
12,833 |
8:08 AM |
|
|
S&P500 |
Up |
1.14% |
percent |
1,353 |
|
|
|
Nasdaq Composite |
Up |
1.04% |
percent |
2,884 |
|
|
|
30 Year Treasury |
Up |
0.8 |
basis points |
2.48 |
|
|
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Purchases of previously owned homes dropped in June for the second time in the last three months, a sign of slowing in housing. The index of pending home resales decreased 1.4 percent to 99.3 after a revised 5.4 percent gain in May that was revised downward, according to the National Association of Realtors. |
Zynga the maker of social games like Farmville on Facebook was hit by a raft of downgrades after the company reported disappointing results for the second quarter and cut its forecast for the full year. Zynga shares dropped 39% to $3.05. The stock has now lost nearly 70% of its value from its IPO price last December. |
Always serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. |
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-26/pending-sales-of-u-s-homes-unexpectedly-fell-1-4-in-june.html |
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/zynga-ratings-slashed-by-brokers-on-miss-2012-07-26?dist=lcountdown |
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