Morning Market Report 7/25/2013

The KUIK Morning Market Report for Thursday, July 25:
Markets are mixed.
Index Direction Change Units Last Time Change
Dow Down                    (50) points           15,492 7:12 AM
S&P500 Up 0.01% percent             1,686             0.18
Nasdaq Composite Up 0.37% percent             3,593             4.45
30 Year Treasury Up                       1 Basis Points               3.67 Annual Yield
The Labor Department reported initial jobless claims moved up by 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 343,000 in the week ended July 20.  Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected claims to rise to 342,000 from a revised 336,000 the week before.
Orders for U.S.-made durable goods in June were up by 4.2%, the third straight large monthly gain, according to the Commerce Department.  It is due to a large increase in aircraft orders.  Economists expected only a 2.3% gain.
 Big gains from Facebook dominate the action in the tech-sector. The social-networker’s stock has been up as much as 27% in early trading following a better-than-expected quarterly reportafter yesterday’s close. Also scoring big gains are Qualcomm, TripAdvisor, and Baidu following those companies’ strong earnings results
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-jobless-claims-rise-slightly-in-mid-july-2013-07-25
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-durable-goods-orders-jump-42-on-aircraft-2013-07-25
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/facebooks-surge-leads-early-tech-gains-2013-07-25
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