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...relentless rally was not limited to the blue-chip stocks of the Dow. The Investor's Daily index of more than 5,200 stocks traded on the New York and American exchanges and over the counter had risen almost 33% in 1985 by the end of last week. From such familiar favorites as General Electric and American Express to small, obscure companies like California-based IntelliCorp, which is developing artificial-intelligence programs for computers, the large majority of share prices went up. If investors picked stocks by throwing darts at the Wall Street Journal listings, they stood an excellent chance...
...money on the line. A record 47 million Americans now own stock, up from 42 million in 1983. A major reason for the rise is the increasing income of women, who make up 57% of the new shareholders. A New York Stock Exchange study showed that the typical new investor is female, 34, married, works in a professional or technical position, has a $2,200 portfolio and an annual household income of about...
...will probably pierce 1600 before declining grudgingly. David Bostian, president of Manhattan's Bostian Research Associates, is optimistic about the longterm outlook for stocks but warns that the bulls may stumble in the next few months. Says he: "We're way overdue for a steep correction. An investor should not be doing aggressive new buying...
...market had an element of mystery as well. The buying binge may have been fueled by a single investor group, possibly a Middle East consortium. One rumor has it that the Sultan of Brunei, monarch of the oil-rich country in northeast Borneo, has been buying millions of ounces of gold during the past month. He oversees a fortune estimated at $30 billion, and is said to be the world's richest man. Certainly he has the cash to play the gold market. TELEVISION Creating Static in the Skies...
...enable us] to absorb modern technology. This goal requires considerable internal efforts and a climate abroad that will encourage investments in export products. No matter how hard we try in Mexico to increase exports, if the large markets do not give access to our export goods, the investor will not feel sufficiently encouraged to make the investments...