11.   U.S. stocks were little changed, mirroring mixed performances among many retailers and declines in some oil and airline issues.

12.   Unfortunately for investors who have grown used to buying funds that mirror the performance of a broad market index, this strategy, too, has been lagging behind.

13.   With a bit of a lag, the market there has mirrored the performance of the Nasdaq Composite index.

14.   Most airlines mirrored that performance.