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IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
Mutual Funds Ripped In Hearings
1Federal and state law enforcers drew a portrait of widespread trading abuses by funds and brokers and said major changes are needed. Senators expressed outrage at the abuses and the SEC response. The SEC's Boston chief quit. So did Lawrence Lasser, head of Marsh & McLennan's Putnam fund unit, and Richard Strong, chairman of Strong Mutual Funds. More on this page
ISM Manufacturing Index Jumps
2The key factory report rose 3.3 points to 57 last month, better than expected and the highest since Jan. '00. Readings over 50 indicate growth. The new orders and new export orders indexes both moved to 9-year highs. Production hit a 6-year high. Price hikes picked up again. The employment index rose to a 10-month high, but remained below 50. More on this page, A2
New Tech Reports Signal Upturn
3Researcher IDC said business spending on tech is up after two years of record declines. It sees 5% growth in '04. Another survey, the Wendover-Global Insight index, suggests IT spending will kick up in early '04. Sept. chip sales surged 6.5% from Aug., the best monthly gain in 13 years. Q3 sales rose 17.5% vs. a year ago. More on this page
Key Indexes Hit 52-Week Highs
- VAs' Gain, Mutual Funds' Loss.
- Magazine article from: Bank Investment Consultant Stock, Howard J. October 1, 2007 700+ words
...and fixed-annuity sales rose 13% over the same period...comparison, mutual fund sales rose just 4% from April...half of the year. But mutual funds represent a far greater...average, $3.67 in mutual funds for every dollar of...
- Plenty Of Funds Excel During Uptrend; Earnings A Key Factor; Leaders are...
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily March 1, 2006 700+ words
...industry differently. But the best growth- and value-style mutual funds in recent months have at least this in common: They've...last year, the biggest jump in at least eight quarters, as sales rose 65%. Gilead has gained 26% since its breakout from a base...
- Stock Fund Inflow Slowed Last Month Rebound Seen In March U.S. stock funds took...
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily March 28, 2002 700+ words
...bolstered the case that a recovery is under way. New-home sales rose 5.3% in February. The yield on 10-year notes has climbed...period a year ago, it was $161.7 billion. Cash in stock mutual funds fell slightly to 5.3% of assets from 5.5% in January...
- Ariel Appreciation's Caution Pays Off Long-Term Record Solid Resisting pull of...
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily March 15, 2002 700+ words
...HUYNH Slow and steady wins the race. That's the motto Ariel Mutual Funds live by. Ariel Appreciation has stuck by this credo through...and attractive mortgage rates. January's existing-home sales rose 16.2% to a record 6.04 billion units from 5.27 million...
- KEY FUND HOLDINGS.(MUTUAL FUNDS)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily June 18, 2002 700+ words
...s earnings rose 17% and 145% the last two quarters, and sales rose 11% and 10%. The stock has been building a base for seven...s earnings rose 16% and 175% the last two quarters, and sales rose 36% and 51%. The stock has been building a base for nine...
- August sales of mutual funds rise to between $1.5-billion and $2-billion.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 3, 2005 700+ words
(From Financial Post) Mutual-fund sales rose to about $1.75-billion in August, the best performance...That compares with $19-million a year ago. Mutual-fund sales rose as the benchmark S&P/TSX composite index climbed...
- More Mutual Funds Buy Shares Of Jarden.(B)(NYSE STOCKS IN THE NEWS)
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily November 10, 2004 700+ words
...pattern, but found support above its 200-day moving average. The teen apparel retailer last week reported same-store sales rose 9.1% in October. It also raised its third-quarter profit guidance to 53-54 cents a share, up from the 51 cents it...
- Old Mutual funds under management rise after strong sales.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire May 10, 2006 700+ words
...trust and mutual fund sales increased by 99% to 1.9 billion pounds following the acquisition of Skandia, as life product sales rose 11% to 395 million pounds. Old Mutual said the embedded value per share, including the impact of the Skandia acquisition...
- Grieving Oak Value Rebuilds Its Team; Regroups After Tragedy; Co-founder Carr...
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily August 14, 2003 700+ words
...Earnings Per Share Rating of 81 and a Relative Strength Rating of 83. Earlier in the month it announced fourth-quarter sales rose 1.7%, short of the 3.8% forecast from analysts. But a few days later the stock reached a 52-week high anyway. Not...
- Funds Find Goodies Among Retailers; Are Consumers Tiring?; Some managers seek...
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily October 22, 2004 700+ words
...will consumers keep providing the grist these stocks need to grind out higher earnings? Consumer spending is wobbly. Retail sales rose 1.5% in September. That was better than the 0.2% decline in August. It also topped the 1% gain in July. Still...