world, this friday edition, it ended the week in asia mixed. europe has opened higher here. on wall street, stock index futures at this hour are also nearly mixed here. it was a mixed day for investors after some positive news in the labor market. dow barely moved. dow is up 21% this year. the nasdaq also closed higher. first-time jobless claims fell to their lowest level since march last year. 290,000 americans filing for benefits. a red hot september for real estate. sales rose 7% last month. the median sales price up 13%. this is, get this, 115 straight months, that s 9 1/2 years of year over year price increases in the american housing market. the tight inventory of homes has begun to improve. in august then worsened again in september. at the same time demand is still strong. that s what s pushing prices higher. all right. the dodgers keep their world series dream alive with a historic performance from chris taylor.