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- Hedge Funds Take Early Lead in Warren Buffett's 'Big Bet'
- S&P Stocks Trading at New 52-Week Highs
- Treasury On Mortgage Modifications
- Blue Jeans Expected to See Another Green Christmas
- Investors Thankful for Gains This Year
- Thanksgiving & the Markets
- Topless Business Is Taking Off
- Toyota Makes Recall Fix And So Long Saab
- Mad Mail: Chesapeake Energy Is Hiring?
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- Oil Price to Average $75.40 in 2010: Poll
- Jobless Claims Below 500,000, Durable Orders Slip
- Americans Ditch Planes for Trains this Thanksgiving
- The 'Real' Jobless Rate: 17.5% Of Workers Are Unemployed
- Consumer Mood Improves, But Anxiety Over Personal Finances
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On the final day of the quarter, all three major US indices are poised for their strongest performance since the second quarter of 2003, when the Dow [.DJIA
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Reinforcing the view that the worst of the credit crisis might be over, the S&P 500 index, an equity benchmark accounting for over 70% of the total market cap of all the stocks traded in the US, was up 15.2% for Q2 and had its strongest quarter since Q4 of 1998.
The Dow, up 11.0% for Q2, had its best quarter since Q4 of 2003 when it gained 12.71%, while the NASDAQ Composite, up 20.1% for Q2, had its strongest quarter since Q2 of 2003 when it gained 20.99%.
Here is a look at some of the best and worst performers for the quarter and YTD, as of the quarter's close.
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