| The KUIK Market Update for Thursday, May 9: | |||||||
| Markets are down a little. | |||||||
| Index | Direction | Change | Units | Last | Time | Change | |
| Dow | Down | (12) | points | 15,093 | 7:53 AM | ||
| S&P500 | Down | -0.23% | percent | 1,629 | (3.74) | points | |
| Nasdaq Composite | Down | -0.13% | percent | 3,409 | (4.32) | points | |
| 30 Year Treasury | Down | (0) | Basis Points | 2.98 | Annual Yield | ||
| The Department of Labor reported The number of people who applied for unemployment-insurance benefits ticked down 4,000 to 323,000 in the week ended May 4, the lowest level since January 2008. Economists polled by MarketWatch expected 335,000. | |||||||
| Microsoft shares slipped by 14 cents a share to $32.82, on reports that the company is offering to pay $1 billion to acquire the digital assets of the Nook Media digital book and college book joint venture it has with Barnes & Noble. | |||||||
| The number of U.S. properties with foreclosure filings fell 23% in April from 2012, bringing foreclosures a 74-month low, according to RealtyTrac. There were 144,790 U.S. properties with default notices, scheduled actions and bank repossessions in April, down 5% from March and 70,133 foreclosure starts in April, down 28% from 2012 and down 4% from March. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jobless-claims-hit-lowest-level-since-2008-2013-05-09-81035319 | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-shares-slip-on-reports-of-nook-deal-2013-05-09?dist=markets | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/asia-stocks-mostly-up-shanghai-down-after-data-2013-05-08?link=MW_popular | |||||||
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