Word: counters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...excitement is not limited to the Big Board. Indeed, the highest flyers are smaller, fast-growing companies traded on the American Stock Exchange and the over-the-counter market. The Nasdaq (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) composite index of OTC stocks rose a record 17 days in a row before it fell last Friday. The previous mark: eight consecutive days in April 1983. OTC shares took a pounding in 1984, but now they are rebounding almost as fast. Amex's Market Value index has jumped 9.6% in 1985, and the Nasdaq has shot up 12.6%. In the past...
...trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Small investors are often more willing to gamble on speculative stocks than are the managers of large portfolios. Says Anthony Barrington, 41, a New York City consultant: "I like to go where the action is, and it is in the over-the-counter market. There's some downside potential, but I'm in the mood for risks...
...Jackson's Rainbow Coalition did little to counter this mood and appeal to the white voter, Winter says...
...think Chicago will make a counter-offer, but Chicago doesn't need to do anything. They've been very kind to me," Skocpol. "It would be very difficult for me to leave...
Skocpol said she will then weigh this offer against an anticipated counter-offer from Chicago and an upcoming tenure offer from the Universe of California at Berkeley, which also boasts a highly regarded Sociology Department...