Nearly all categories of financial investments produced solid returns in the July-September quarter. Domestic large-company benchmarks gained more than 5%; overseas markets were mixed, with strong gains in Europe, and smaller gains and even a few losses on...
Following six months of strong gains, stocks posted moderate losses during the April-June period. Domestic ‘blue chip’ benchmarks fell less than 5%, though small-company stocks, as a group, as well as most overseas markets fared somewhat worse. The prices of most...
Nearly all categories of financial investments posted strong gains during the January-March quarter. Major U.S. stock benchmarks rose more than 10% for a second-consecutive quarter, finishing the period more than 25% above early-October lows. Overseas stock markets,...