Market Update Report 11/29/2012

The KUIK Market Update for Thursday, November 29:
Markets opened up this morning and are now trading off their highs.
Index Direction Change Units Last Time Change
Dow Up                     44 points             13,030 8:02 AM
S&P500 Up 0.5% percent               1,417               7.01 points
Nasdaq Composite Up 0.7% percent               3,013              21.07 points
30 Year Treasury Up                       2 Basis Points               2.80 Annual Yield
 The U.S. grew  faster in the third quarter than originally reported, but softer consumer spending and business investment suggest a softer economy in the final three months of 2012.  the Commerce Department reports gross   domestic product expanded at a 2.7% annual rate from July through September, up from the 2%  the government’s advance estimate. That’s the fastest 4.1% int the fourth quarter of 2011 and the best third-quarter performance in five years.
The Labor Department reported Initial jobless claims dropped by 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 393,000 in the week ended Nov. 24  Economists expected 390,000.
 Pending home sales rose 5.2% in October signaling a recovering housing market according to the   National Association of Realtors. Pending sales were up 13.2% from October 2011, for the 18th month of gains.
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/third-quarter-growth-revised-up-to-27-2012-11-29
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-jobless-claims-fall-23000-to-393000-2012-11-29
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pending-home-sales-rise-in-october-2012-11-29
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