Carolinas companies happy to see 2007 go (The Charlotte Observer)
Story date: 2008-01-01 04:20:55
Added on: 2008-01-01 05:13:15
Carolinas companies had a disappointing year on Wall Street in 2007, many of them slumping amid the housing and consumer credit crisis along with high gas prices and rising interest rates. The big losers: banks and retailers. The average total return -- taking into account dividends and share price appreciation or depreciation -- for 50 of the biggest N.C. and S.C. firms was a negative 7.35 ...
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