| The KUIK Morning Market Report for Thursday, November 6: | |||||||
| Markets are flat. | |||||||
| Index | Direction | Change | Units | Time | Change | ||
| Dow | Down | (20) | points | 17,464 | 7:15 AM | ||
| S&P500 | Down | -0.2% | percent | 2,019 | (4.78) | ||
| Nasdaq Composite | Down | -0.1% | percent | 4,616 | (4.47) | ||
| 30 Year Treasury | Up | 1 | Basis Points | 3.08 | Annual Yield | ||
| The Labor Department reports initial claims for unemployment benefits fell by 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 278,000 in the week ended November 1. That’s the second smallest number since the Great Recession and one of the lowest in 35 years. Economists expected 285,000. This week a year ago, initial claims were 23% higher at 341,000. Continuing claims fell by 39,000 to a seasonally adjusted 2.35 million in the week ended October 25. | |||||||
| A new family of malware, called ‘WireLurker,’goes after Apple products. It is the first known malware family that can infect installed applications on your Iphone or Ipad like a computer virus but it is only the second-known malware family that can attack them through the operating system on Apple Mac computers. WireLurker monitors any device connected via USB with an infected computer and then downloads third-party applications onto the device. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-drop-10000-to-278000-2014-11-06 | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/palo-alto-networks-says-new-malware-threatens-800-million-apple-devices-2014-11-06 | |||||||
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