he has been critical of romney saying his fellow michigan native is too similar to president obama on some issues. senior officials in the tim pawlenty campaign tell fox they raised $4.2 million in the second quarter. that is far less than the $20 million announced by the romney organization thursday. june was a big month for american auto makers. cite her says chrysler says sales was up 30%. general motors and ford report 10% increases. toyota and honda were off more than 21%. home construction fell 2.1% in may. overall, construction spending was down .6 of a percentage point. it could be four years before the construction returns to healthier levels. manufacturerring activity was up a bit in june after the worth month in two years in may. stocks ended the week on a high note. dow gained 168.5. s&p 500 up 19. nasdaq finished up 2.5. governors in two midwestern states find themselves under fire tonight.
saying his fellow michigan native is too similar to president obama on some issues. senior officials in the tim pawlenty campaign tell fox they raised $4.2 million in the second quarter. that is far less than the $20 million announced by the romney organization thursday. june was a big month for american auto makers. cite her says chrysler says sales was up 30%. general motors and ford report 10% increases. toyota and honda were off more than 21%. home construction fell 2.1% in may. overall, construction spending was down .6 of a percentage point. it could be four years before the construction returns to healthier levels. manufacturerring activity was up a bit in june after the worth month in two years in may. stocks ended the week on a high note. dow gained 168.5. s&p 500 up 19. nasdaq finished up 42.5. governors in two midwestern states find themselves under fire tonight.
president biden with lawmakers are now getting in to specifics. so their argument is another proposal is not needed and might actually slow down the process. bret? bret: mike emanuel, live on the north lawn. thank you. labor department says unemployment fell in 90% of the largest city in april. the drop is attributing to hiring for summer jobs. construction spending was up .4 of a percentage point in april. barely lifting it above the lowest level in a decade. manufacturerring activity expanded in may at the slowest pace in 20 months. that kind of news sent stocks plunging. each index off more than 2%. the dow fell 280 points today. the s&p 500 dropped 31. the nasdaq lost 66. oil prices dropped 2.5% today. crude lost about 2-point $2.5 a barrel to close. national average for gasoline is $3.78.
negotiations led by vice president biden with lawmakers are now getting in to specifics. so their argument is another proposal is not needed and might actually slow down the process. bret? bret: mike emanuel, live on the north lawn. thank you. labor department says unemployment fell in 90% of the largest city in april. the drop is attributing to hiring for summer jobs. construction spending was up .4 of a percentage point in april. barely lifting it above the lowest level in a decade. manufacturerring activity expanded in may at the slowest pace in 20 months. that kind of news sent stocks plunging. each index off more than 2%. the dow fell 280 points today. the s&p 500 dropped 31. the nasdaq lost 66. oil prices dropped 2.5% today. crude lost about 2-point $2.5 a barrel to close. national average for gasoline is $3.78.