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Rising Oil, Fuel Costs, and Manufactured Housing – plus Manufactured Home...

Ask a manufactured home retailer, and many will tell you that they are not happy about rising oil – and fuel – prices.  While every price hike tends to bug a seller, fuel can seemingly bite faster than...

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White House, CNBC, Larry Kudlow Unpack Today’s Economic Report, Plus...

Thank God it’s Friday!  There were new record highs on the markets this week.  The first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) came in much higher than expected. There were more gainers than losers on...

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Cruise Ship Retiring at Sea? Will it Eat Into 55 Plus Community or Assisted...

Before you shrug this trending topic off, several cruise lines are reporting seniors doing exactly what the headline says.  We’ll look at some facts from MarketWatch and a CNBC video on this subject...

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Barron’s Big Money Manager Survey Democratic, Trump, Congress Result$, plus...

Investors crave certainty. In a true constitutional republic, they should have that, but many if not most Americans may not know what those words actually mean.  Sad and costly. In the wake of the 2016...

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One Word From Fed’s Jerome Powell Sent Stocks Lower, Plus Manufactured...

MarketWatch has a column today about capitalism and the law that merits a good fact-check, but we will defer that topic for another date, as the headlines for today were focused on Federal Reserve...

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Top Ten Smaller Cities Millennials Moving to For Lower Housing Cost, Plus...

Let’s have some fun admitting that while there are real pains to being the contrarian to the manufactured housing industry’s BOR-ing ‘Knoxville-Arlington Amen Corner,’ there is also a liberating...

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Jobs Surge in April, Unemployment Rate Falls to the Lowest Since 1969, plus...

Agree or disagree with the Trump Administration on this or that, love or hate the president’s tweets, what is well documented from third party research is this.  Some 90 percent of the mainstream...

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Ramadan 2019, Faith, Fear, Drama – plus Manufactured Housing Market Updates

Controversy for its own sake is not the goal here at MHProNews. There is a strong need to respect the rights for freedom of religion and free speech for all. At the same time, freedom should not be...

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Attorney Harmeet Dhillon –‘They Are Gaslighting Us,’ ‘Ignoring This At Your...

The pundits are talking about China, Trump, tariffs, and trade. We’ll let them.  It is an important topic, to be sure, and we’ve spent more on that issue than anyone in manufactured housing trade...

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On “the Border of Insanity,” plus Manufactured Housing Stock Updates

Insanity seems to have taken solid root in wide portions of the United States, including in ways that impact manufactured housing. While some think this is a non-issue, this evening’s snapshot will...

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Prior Facebook Insiders Among Harshest FB Critics, “Break Them Up” – plus MH...

Facebook is used by most manufactured home professionals in a variety of fashion.  Sure, China and tariffs have investors watching the markets sink.  The U.S.-China match will reverse itself with a...

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WSJ Blames Trump Tweets for Blowing Up U.S.-China Trade Talks, Plus MH Market...

There was no deal.  Stocks have slid for days, with numerous business and investor sites noting fears over the U.S.-China trade deal.  So oddly, when no deal occurred, and the U.S. imposed new tariffs...

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Biggest Dow Losers? Companies Tied to Chinese Trade, plus Manufactured...

As regular readers of this feature know, we steered clear of China-U.S. trade troubles for most of last week, even though that was a lead story among scores of market watchers.  Today, MHProNews has...

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Tariffs “…Will Effect Demand,” says Kevin Clayton, Answers CNBC’s Monopoly...

The timing of our reports at times may seem prescient to those who follow them closely.  Sometimes, that is due to news tips. But the truth is that there are other times that the small, quiet, inner...

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Iranian Oil Sanctions Depressed Production, Raised Tensions, Prices – plus...

It’s another day of broadly improving stock prices, clawing back some of the drop earlier in the week tat were driven in part over the U.S. China trade impasse.  So we look tonight at a geo-political...

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Earning a Six Figure American Dream, on 10 Hours Weekly – plus Manufactured...

Let’s file tonight’s feature under ‘just for fun’ with a purpose.  Tonight’s short video provides tiny sense of why the American Dream is still attainable. On a good day for the markets, keep in mind...

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Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg Discusses Antitrust Breaking Up, What Kevin...

Brookfield, Blackstone, ELS, and Sun Communities are all near the peak value of their stocks for the last year.  It’s an interesting backdrop to a day when the major markets and many other manufactured...

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Capitalism vs. Socialism Town Hall Discussion, Plus Manufactured Housing...

There are stock watchers that think that the current runoff has hit bottom today.  Time will tell.  But there is a lot of red on the major markets and on manufactured home connected stocks this...

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Triad Financial Services, ECN Result$, plus Manufactured Housing Industry...

As longtime readers of this evening report know, this report has evolved from the early days of our daily reporting. In more recent years, we not only provide readers with the closing tickers for...

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Wild Washington “Impeachment,” “Infrastructure” Theater Fuels Wall Street...

President Barack Obama had two years to get the Democratic Party agenda through during his first term in the Oval Office.  While there was much of the usual back-and-forth, Democrats largely got their...

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April New Home Sales Drop, Mortgage Rates Slide, Trade Tension Woes, plus...

Some things are starkly real, regardless of what the cause might be. But when it comes to housing, especially affordable housing, ought to be able to ride higher during various challenges. That’s just...

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Is War Ahead? Insider Sources in Iran Talk Trump, Middle East Conflicts, plus...

Most of the nation isn’t crazy about war.  On a day that the markets broadly rose, but were still down for the week, we’ll turn to some literal inside information from a global hotspot.  The word heard...

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Climate Change, Tornadoes, AOC, and Ben Stein, plus Manufactured Home Stock...

There are several possible issues that could be covered this evening as our featured report, which is true of numbers of other evening market-related reports too.  Tonight, we’ve selected Alexandria...

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Rare Earth Minerals Threat By China, How Serious is It? Plus Manufactured...

It’s a hot topic on financial websites.  Rare earth elements (REE) or rare earth metals are not actually that rare, they are found in the U.S. and elsewhere.  But sources say that some 80 percent of...

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Cavco Industries Investigated Anew for Violations of Federal Securities Laws,...

It’s the most recent in numerous such investigations that have been announced by various law firms that specialize in national securities litigation.  This time, it is from a firm that says they were...

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Facts Aren’t Partisan – Southern Border & Immigration Reality Checks, plus...

When President Donald J. Trump tweeted his threat last night to impose tariffs on Mexico if they don’t do more to deal with the thousands pouring across the southern border with the U.S., Dow futures...

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Antitrust –“You Can’t Penalize Success But Can Penalize Bad Behavior.” Former...

The number of firms that are reportedly being identified as the subject of federal antitrust investigations is growing. Berkshire Hathaway has not yet been mentioned in this evening’s report, but some...

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Fed Hikes Blamed for Housing Slowdown, per Chan, former Chase Chief...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that there could be a rate cut ahead, if trade or other issues roil the otherwise healthy economy. That line from Powell sent stocks soaring today. But...

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Borders, Tariffs, and Looming Antitrust – plus Manufactured Home Market Updates

From President Donald J. Trump’s vantage point, as he has said before, he’s “playing with the bank’s money.” The market and the economy are miles ahead of where they were 2½ years ago. It appears that...

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U.S.-Mexico, Tariffs, and Border Crisis Talks, plus Manufactured Home Stock...

The markets rallied on word that a deal may be close to done between the U.S. and Mexico on the issue of controlling the flow of illegal immigrants through their country that are coming to the United...

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Two Market Movers Today – Mexico, the Fed, plus Manufactured Home Stock Updates

For those new or returning to this business daily manufactured housing markets feature found only MHProNews, 2 to 3 minutes reading the left-right headlines from CNN and Fox Business can go a long way...

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U.S. Chamber hits POTUS on ‘Weaponization of Tariffs,’ POTUS Trump Hits Back,...

On a day when the largely markets rose, an interesting item to look at tonight is a tie-in with the tariff controversy.  One will recall that Kevin Clayton decided to weigh in on the tariff issue,...

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News Media Alliance Slams “Anti-Competitive Behavior,” Report, Congress...

In a media release, the News Media Alliance published a study that examines ‘Anti-Competitive Behavior’ and what it costs their industry. This obliquely impacts every American, and in several ways...

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“Have…Giants…Stifled Competition,” Antitrust Battle Lines in D.C., plus...

For the relatively small numbers in MHVille that follow only other manufactured housing industry trade media, not this platform, they would be almost completely in the dark about the forming battle...

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Tanker Strike Spark Oil Jump, Likely Rise in MH Transport Costs, plus...

When the cost of crude oil goes up or down, sooner or later, the cost for transporting a manufactured home will also routinely rise or fall.  So, this evening’s market focus is on the literally...

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It’s Your Money, Your Future – 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate Line Up,...

Whatever your political viewpoint – left, right, center, or meh – the upcoming 2020 presidential, congressional, and state races will have a serious impact on your business and investments.  So it pays...

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Sextortion, Business, Investing, FBI Reports Scam Rising, plus Manufactured...

It is an underreported, but rapidly rising risk for large swaths of the population. But it may hold particular risks that are not fully appreciated by investors. Tips on how to spot and avoid this...

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EQUITY ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky – Investigation Possible Fraud by Certain...

Just when you thought it was safe for Cavco Industries (CVCO) shareholders to go back into the water again, Levi & Korsinsky, LLP have announced yet another investigation into the issues that...

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Democrats React to Former VP, ‘They’ll Eat Joe Biden Alive,’ Plus...

Let’s be highly objective. It happened to Republicans in a crowded field they had for president in 2015-2016.  It may be warming up now for Democrats in 2019, looking ahead to 2020.  Former Vice...

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Iran Downs US Drone, Why Didn’t Oil Jump Higher? Plus Manufactured Housing...

If John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are advising President Donald J. Trump to take a quick march to war, it wasn’t evident today. Tonight’s focus will be on the impact on oil, with a peek...

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Drone Downed, U.S. Counter Paused, American Oil Refinery Blast, Social Media...

There is no evidence mentioned at this time in mainstream media that the blast and blaze at a Philadelphia oil refinery has any ties to terror. That doesn’t keep social media from lighting up with...

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HD’s Bernie Marcus Says Bernie Sanders ‘Enemy of Entrepreneur,’ plus...

When it comes to affordable housing, as an upcoming Daily Business News on report will reflect here on MHProNews, saving existing housing is often among the most affordable options. That may sound...

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President Trump Signs Executive Order on Affordable Housing Crisis, Ray of...

The timing on the new Trump Administration executive order (EOs) was interesting. Consumer confidence has wavered.  Conventional housing sales have dipped. That said, these types of EOs don’t just pop...

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President Trump ‘Big Tech Should Be Sued,’ Google Manufactured Housing Angle...

Longtime readers of the Daily Business News on MHProNews know that we’ve reported on aspects of tech and media bias or errors over the years. This evening the issue is significant with respect to the...

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Democrats Take Aim Big Business, Breaking Up Monopolies, Antitrust – plus...

There are numerous similar positions among the 10 Democrats that took the stage in last nights presidential debates, but there were some tussles and nuances.  We’ll look this evening at one of the...

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Rep SWALWELL Said “Pass The Torch,” Biden says No – Democratic Debates,...

We could spend days unpacking all of the nuances of the first round of Democratic Presidential Primary Debates.  Pundits across the country, and in various parts of the globe, are already doing so....

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NFIB President Touts Optimism, Says Capital Spending, Expansion, and Sales...

It is easy – and sometimes wise – to follow the same reports that others in business media are reporting.  CNBC, Fox Business, CNN and others today are among those reporting on the ‘pause’ in the...

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Retailers Lining Up, Eager to Lodge Antitrust Complaints, Plus Manufactured...

Newsmax and other media outlets are reporting this evening that there are several retailers forging an alliance to take on Amazon – a company that Berkshire Hathaway reportedly has about a billion...

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Nobility Homes Bucks National Trends, Reported Serious Growth, plus...

Nobility Homes (NOBH) is a bright spot in the constellation of firms in the manufactured housing industry. Frankly, it is frustrating to report 9 months of year over year declining sales for the...

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Strong U.S. Jobs Report, Markets Slide, plus Manufactured Housing Stock Updates

In the sometimes-topsy-turvy world of investors good news can be bad news. The U.S. jobs report was surprisingly strong, which causes some analysts to fear that the Fed now may hold off on an interest...

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