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Markets at Midyear 2007

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

An NBR Holiday Special - Airs July 4, 2007

Volatility returned to Wall Street in the first half of 2007, with the Dow registering new highs as well as its largest single-day drop since 2001. In this special, the NBR team examines the performance of the markets and the economy to date and also gets the investment outlook for the rest of the year. Title Graphic - Markets at Midyear
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Market Data
A summary of stock and fund performance in the first half of 2007.
U.S. Stock Indices
Index
Close on 6/29/07
Gain/Loss since 1/3/07
DJIA
13,408.62
+ 8.5%
Nasdaq
2,603.23 
+ 7.5%
S&P 500
1,503.35 
+5.5%
Top Mutual Fund Sectors - 2nd Quarter (Source: Morningstar)
Fund Sector
Gain
Latin America Stock
+ 20.2%
Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stock
+ 19.5%
Emerging Markets
+ 14.9%
Natural Resources
+ 11.9%
Communications
+ 11.2%
Top Mutual Funds - 2nd Quarter (Source: Morningstar)
Fund
Symbol
Gain
Direxion Lat Am Bull
DXZLX
+ 38.5%
ProFunds UltraEmerg Mkts.
UUPIX
+ 30.7%
AIM China A
AACFX
+ 27.5%
Dreyfus Premier Gr. China A
DPCAX
+ 25.7%
Nationwide China Opp
GOPAX
+ 25.5%
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Interviews:
The 2007 edition of the "Markets at Midyear" includes three in-depth interviews.
Midyear Outlook
Anchor Susie Gharib gets an economic forecast from Hugh Johnson of Johnson Illington Advisors, Josh Feinman of Duetsche Asset Management, and Jim Awad of Awad Asset Management.
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Of Mutual Interest
Anchor Paul Kangas gets analysis of mutual fund performance from Christine Benz of Morningstar.
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Frank on Private Equity
Washington Bureau Chief Darren Gersh asks U.S. Representative Barney Frank why he thinks private equity funds need more regulation.
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Featured Reports:
The 2007 edition of the "Markets at Midyear" includes three reports from NBR correspondents.
Wall Street Wrap
NBR's Suzanne Pratt takes a look at the forces behind the waves of action Wall Street investors rode during the first half of 2007.
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Subprime Mortgages
NBR's Stephanie Dhue examines the collapse of the subprime mortgage market and the impact it had on U.S. stocks form January to June.
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Corporate Takeovers
NBR's Diane Eastabrook focuses on the big buyout deals, including the Cerebus deal for Chrysler, that drove the Street in the first half of 2007.
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