They were up 12 percent in October, their best gain since late 1986.

He is, by God, the best gain in this world and in the next.

The Standard & Poor's index scored its best daily gain since the end of 1991.

The Dow jumped 63.36 points, or 2.6 percent, to 2,515.84, for its best gain in four months.

In one of the day's best gains, Kellogg rose 5 1/2, to 96.

The best gains are occurring in areas where the local economies have been stronger than the country as a whole, like the Southeast.

No single factor led to the best gains last year.

Yesterday's buying was widespread, but some of the best gains came among stocks that had fallen the most.

Last year, he said, they sold their larger stocks, which had lagged far behind the smaller issues but might now experience the best gains.

Business sales rose to $448.31 billion, posting the best monthly gain since a 3 percent rise in September.