1. All five countries except Japan registered gains in share prices over the year up to the Gulf crisis. 2. Although all the major indexes registered gains, advancing stocks outnumbered decliners on the New York Stock exchange. 3. Among retailers, discounters like Target registered noteworthy gains in same-store sales comparisons, while specialty-store apparel sellers like Talbots fared poorly. 4. And equity prices on major exchanges in Latin America also registered big gains. 5. A passel of Massachusetts technology stocks also registered big gains. 6. After registering early gains, bonds held within a tight range in the afternoon ahead of GDP release. 7. After registering dramatic gains in the last decade, African Americans have caught up to whites in high school graduation rates, a new U.S. Census Bureau study shows. 8. All of the major indexes registered gains. 9. Broader market measures also registered gains, and small-company stocks, battered for months this year, extended a recovery that began earlier in the month. 10. Broader indexes also registered sharp gains. |