| The KUIK Closing Market Report for Thursday, February 6: | |||||||
| Markets were up strongly. | |||||||
| Direction | Change | Units | Last | Time | Change | ||
| Dow | Up | 188 | points | 15,629 | 2:33 PM | ||
| S&P500 | Up | 1.24% | percent | 1,773 | 21.79 | ||
| Nasdaq Composite | Up | 1.14% | percent | 4,057 | 45.57 | ||
| 30 Year Treasury | Up | 2 | Basis Points | 3.68 | Annual Yield | ||
| The Senate did not approve a bill that would have renewed expired benefits for the long-term unemployed. Democrats needed 60 votes for a three-month extension but fell one short. More than 1.3 million Americans lost extended jobless benefits on Jan. 1, and over 70,000 lose benefits each week. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/senate-fails-to-advance-jobless-benefits-bill-2014-02-06-14913423 | |||||||
| For today’s Closing Market Report click to listen-> | |||||||