| The KUIK Closing Market Report for Monday, August 18: | |||||||
| Markets were up. | |||||||
| Direction | Change | Units | Last | Time | Change | ||
| Dow | Up | 176 | points | 16,839 | 2:21 PM | ||
| S&P500 | Up | 0.9% | percent | 1,972 | 16.68 | ||
| Nasdaq Composite | Up | 1.0% | percent | 4,508 | 43.39 | ||
| 30 Year Treasury | Up | 6 | Basis Points | 3.19 | Annual Yield | ||
| The Labor Department reports that North Dakota, with its booming energy industry, is leading the nation’s job growth. Employment there rose 4.4% over the year through July. Its jobless rate is the lowest in the nation, hitting 2.8% in July, below the U.S. rate of 6.2%. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://blogs.marketwatch.com/capitolreport/2014/08/18/north-dakota-leads-country-on-jobs-growth-labor-department/ | |||||||
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