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A Few Resisted Sector Downturns

Sunday, March 9, 2008

The financial and consumer discretionary sectors have tumbled in the past year. But the gloom has not been uniform. Some shares have fought the trend. The winners are in recycled auto parts (LKQ), housewares (Tupperware Brands), gambling (WMS Industries), and property and casualty insurance (Midland, Aflac and Commerce Group).

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