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Apr 05 2000

Scanning The Markets

  • Apr 5, 2000

Biotech took a big tumble in March, and its 30% loss was the worst performing group. Technology issues were also particularly hard hit with 5 of the next 7 worst performers high tech groups.

Mar 05 2000

Scanning The Markets

  • Mar 5, 2000

Two way market? In February, 15 groups recorded double digit advances (9 were Info. Tech related). But 25 groups had double digit losses.

Feb 05 2000

Scanning The Markets

  • Feb 5, 2000

Market averages all posted losses in January. 45% of groups in Leuthold coverage better than the 5.1% loss in S&P 500. 43% outperformed DJIA’s 4.8% loss.

Jan 07 2000

Scanning The Markets

  • Jan 7, 2000

Q4 performance push sent NASDAQ to record year. Broad sector Information Technology surged 221% in 1999.

Dec 05 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • Dec 5, 1999

Information Technology trounced all broad sectors in November and leads YTD as well.

Dec 05 1999

S&P 500 Components Realigned In Standardized Group Format

  • Dec 5, 1999

Check the new standardized industry groups in Leuthold’s Groups…..S&P will be phasing in the new groups in Q1 2000.

Nov 04 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • Nov 4, 1999

Beginning this month, “Scanning The Markets” will include almost all the new S&P/MSCI “standardized” narrow industry group classifications as employed in our new publication Leuthold’s Groups.

Oct 05 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • Oct 5, 1999

Late September surge in price of gold put gold mining group at top of monthly performance table (+26%), followed by Internet Insanity with 12% gain on the month.

Oct 05 1999

View From The North Country

  • Oct 5, 1999

Unveiling expanded and improved industry group product this month…Leuthold’s Groups.

Sep 05 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • Sep 5, 1999

Thus far in 1999, technology still leads. Seven of the top ten performing groups are technology subsets.

Aug 04 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • Aug 4, 1999

Biotechs came on strong in July (17.3% gain), beating all sectors for the month. Internet Insanity and Internet Services were the big losers for July (both down about 14%).

Jul 05 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • Jul 5, 1999

Interesting switch in Q2, away from intangibles of cyberspace and into technology equipment. Year to date momentum, though shifty, is still concentrated in technology and communications.

Jun 02 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • Jun 2, 1999

Cyclical rally proved short lived, while “dotcom” stocks suffered poorest month since August 1998.

May 05 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • May 5, 1999

Massive shift into cyclical stocks during April left most investors scratching their heads, as technology high-flyers took second chair to metals, energy, and other basic materials.

May 05 1999

New Select Industries Group Holding: Sometimes the Simple Things...Buy the Defense Contractors

  • May 5, 1999

It may seem simplistic to be buying these stocks with the ongoing news from the Balkans, but sometimes the simplest concepts can be the most rewarding.

Apr 04 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • Apr 4, 1999

Energy stocks ignited in March with Oil Equipment & Services outstripping the (still) high flying Internet stocks.

Mar 02 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • Mar 2, 1999

The month of love left most tech investors and small cap investors broken-hearted.

Feb 03 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • Feb 3, 1999

Measured from the recent market month end lows (August 1998), the NASDAQ Composite has surged 67.1%, beating 86% of Leuthold equity sectors over this time frame.

Jan 04 1999

Scanning The Markets

  • Jan 4, 1999

For 1998, Internet beat all other sectors, posting a 121% return.  Tech...Big Ten (+75%) next best sector in 1998.

Dec 05 1994

Scanning the Markets

  • Dec 5, 1994

A performance rundown for The Leuthold Group's equity market sectors ranked by year to date performance.