This is Bill Roller of BR Capital with the KUIK Closing Market Report for Tuesday, July 31. |
Markets finished off today. |
|
Direction |
Change |
Units |
Last |
Time |
|
|
Dow |
Down |
(64) |
points |
13,009 |
1:46 PM |
|
|
S&P500 |
Down |
-0.4% |
percent |
1,379 |
|
|
|
Nasdaq Composite |
Down |
-0.2% |
percent |
2,940 |
|
|
|
30 Year Treasury |
Down |
(0.2) |
basis points |
2.58 |
|
|
|
Homeprices declined less than forecast in the year that ended in May, another sign that housing is on the mend. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities decreased 0.7 percent from May 2011, the smallest 12-month fall since September 2010, after dropping 1.8 percent in the year that ended in April. |
Microsoft is replacing Hotmail, its Web-based consumer e-mail system, with an expanded version of Outlook. Microsoft said Outlook.com is available for preview, touting an upgraded Web-based system compatible with mobile devices and social networking. |
Always serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. |
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-31/home-prices-in-u-s-fell-less-than-forecast-in-year-ended-may.html |
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-replacing-hotmail-with-outlook-2012-07-31?dist=afterbell |
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