1.   Strasser pointed to the construction, cable, chemical, tire and engineering industries as the likely best performers this year.

2.   And drug stocks, among the best performers this year, were also in heavy demand.

3.   Bonds of radio broadcasters have been among the best performers this year as a rash of acquisitions spurred optimism for better earnings.

4.   A more auspicious climate has greeted Cuban performers this year.

5.   After Merrill, Vanguard and Fidelity Investments ranked as the top performers this year, Morningstar reported.

6.   Ericsson is the second best performer this year.

7.   Even so, employment has been one of the most sluggish of economic performers this year.

8.   He also says it is the right time for a mutual fund that looks beyond the big-name companies that have been the best performers this year.

9.   Investors sold shares in large companies that have been among the top performers this year on the back of robust earnings.

10.   Natural resources funds stand among the best performers this year.