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3rd Quarter 2008 Roundup

September 2008 has not been sweet for investors. The month added the exclamation point to a dismal quarter. But, were there any bright spots? Anchor Paul Kangas asks Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist at Standard & Poor's.

3rd Quarter Performance of the Major Indicies

Recent Quarterly Reviews

• 06-30-08: Second Quarter Wrap With Sam Stovall
• 03-31-08: 1st Quarter Review with Sam Stovall
• 12-31-07: 4th Quarter Winners & Losers With Sam Stovall
• 09-28-07: 3rd Quarter Review with Sam Stovall

External/Links Articles*

• Dow Jones Indexes
  Dow Jones Indexes "maintains and licenses indexes used as benshmarks and as the basis of investment products," including the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This links to a section of the website where you can review year-to-date performance and other data about the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
• NASDAQ Global Financial Products
  NADAQ Global Financial Products "is a full-service index provider specializing in the design and development of indexes associated with NASDAQ's brand themes of innovation, technology, growth and globalization." This links to information about the NASDAQ-100 index, including performance data and methodology.
• Standard & Poor's
  Standard & Poor's "is a leading provider of financial market intelligence," including the S&P 500 index. This links to information about the S&P 500 index. In addition to quarterly performance, you can also review year-to-date and monthly performance.

*Clicking these external links will take you off the NBR web site on PBS.org. NBR has no affiliation with these sites.