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SHADOWS OF BLACK MONDAY NEW YORK (FNS) -- Takeover speculation has helped lift the prices of fashion industry stocks during the last two months, but most are still below their [...]

1987: THE YEAR FASHION STOCKS TOOK THE PLUNGE Fashion stocks climbed higher and crashed harder than the market average in the stock market roller-coaster of 1987. Stocks rose at an [...]

INDEX UP 3.2% ON FIBER GROUP'S TORRID ACTION Fashion stocks remained strong down the stretch last week despite an apparently feeble finish to the Christmas season. The Fairchild News Service [...]

INDEX'S HOT STREAK ROLLS ON; 7.6% RISE BEST SINCE AUG. 1984 NEW YORK (FNS)--After taking a beating in October and limping through November, the market is putting together a yearend [...]

SECOND-DEEPEST DIVE FOR INDEX Retail stocks once again led the assault as the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks registered its second sharpest drop ever [...]

HOLIDAY PUTS THE BRAKES ON, SLOWS DECLINE Fashion stocks took a holiday last week from their recent volatility, falling only slightly in a shortened trading period. The Fairchild News Service [...]

RETAILERS' SLUMP PACES OVERALL 4.5% SLIDE FOR INDEX Retail stocks dropped sharply last week amid persistently sluggish sales and swelling apparel inventories as stores head into the Christmas season. As [...]

FRAIL MARKET GREASES INDEX'S 1.8-PERCENT SKID A weak market and anxieties over Christmas pushed fashion stocks further downward last week, and the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile [...]

Fashion Stocks Still Riding Specialty, Takeover Wave NEW YORK (FNS)--Another hot week for apparel specialty stores and continued takeover speculation led to above-average performance for fashion stocks again. The Fairchild [...]

INDEX ACTION IN LAST 2 WEEKS OUTGUNS THE DJIA The market continued to stabilize last week in the wake of the October crash, and fashion stocks managed a modest increase [...]

BIG STORES' ACTION AIDS INDEX GAIN After two weeks of record declines, fashion stocks broke their free-fall last week, but many issues lost more than a third of their value [...]

INDEX 7.8% DIVE DEEPEST IN 6 YEARS Just as fashion stocks were beginning to crawl out of a six-week slump, the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and [...]

INDEX POSTS FASHIONABLE 2.7% GAIN Fashion stocks turned in their best performance since mid-August last week as the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks rebounded [...]

INDEX ENDS SLUMP, ADVANCES 0.9% Fashion stocks ended their five-week slide last week, but their performance remained lackluster. The Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks [...]

SPECIALTY STORES ARE PUMMELED AS FNS INDEX SLIDES Specialty stores took a pounding last week, and the Fairchild News Service index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks sank 3.3 [...]

Index mired in slump as DJIA advances The stock market recovered last week after two weeks of sharp declines, but fashion stocks continued their downward spiral. The Fairchild News Service [...]

PRIME, FLAT SALES DUMP INDEX 4.1% The Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks took another tumble last week as investors panicked over rising interest rates [...]

All groups stumble to trip index 2.1 percent All categories were down last week as the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks fell 2.1 percent. [...]

INDEX OFF 4.2%; PROGRAMS BLAMED NEW YORK (FNS) -- The stock market turned in its worst week of 1988 last week, and the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, [...]

FNS Index Declines 4.2% In '88 Market's Worst Week NEW YORK (FNS)--The stock market turned in its worst performance of the year last week, and the Fairchild News Service Index [...]

INDEX'S 4-WEEK RALLY IS SNAPPED The stock market ended a four-week rally last week, and the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks fell 1.3 percent. [...]

Fashion Stocks Joined Rally On Wall Street Last Week By ROBERT A. ARMSTRONG NEW YORK (FNS) -- Fashion stocks shared in last week's Wall Street rally, but gained slightly less [...]

INDEX'S RALLY FAILS TO BEAT DJIA Fashion stocks shared in last week's Wall Street rally but gained slightly less than the market average. The market reacted favorably to another monthly [...]

Fashion Shares End Run, Falling 1.3% in the Week The stock market ended a four-week rally last week, and the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics [...]

Index drops 3.1%; worst week of '87 The Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks turned in its worst performance of the year last week, plunging [...]

Big jump at Noxell fails to lift index The great bull market set another milestone last week, but fashion stocks were off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.8 percent [...]

Retail earnings fuse index's 3.4% climb NEW YORK (FNS) -- Strong earnings reports by some big retailers pushed the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks [...]

INDEX STOCKS HIT THE 400 PLATEAU NEW YORK (FNS) -- The Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks passed 400 for the first time last week [...]

Inde x rises on cosmetics group action NEW YORK (FNS) -- Foreign investors, encouraged by the stabilizing dollar, bid stock prices sharply higher last week, but the Fairchild New Service [...]

Index slips 0.6% despite surge NEW YRK (FNS) -- Except for Dayton Hudson and Champion Products, fashion stocks were flat last week, as was the market as a whole. The [...]

Cosmetics group gain paces index to 1.7% rise The Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks moved ahead moderately last week as the stock market passed [...]

TAKEOVER TALKS FUEL INDEX AS IT OUTDISTANCES DJIA The Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks outpaced the Dow Jones Industrial Average in a mixed week [...]

Index hits peak on buyout action and stock splits Buyout action and stock splits in the department store and apparel manufacturing groups helped the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, [...]

TAKEOVER WARS HOT AS INDEX RISES Tugs-of-war emerged for control of Federated Department Stores and J.P. Stevens last week, and fashion stocks outperformed the market for the sixth consecutive week. [...]

Bids for Federated, J. P. Stevens Keep Fashion Stocks on Upswing The battle for control of both Federated Department Stores and J.P. Stevens last week emerged into tugs-of-war last week, [...]

TAKEOVER BUZZ PUSHES INDEX UP Another hot week for apparel specialty stores and continued takeover speculation led to another above-average performance for fashion stocks. The Fairchild News Service Index of [...]

Fashion Shares Outpace DJIA for 4th Straight Week Fashion stocks outperformed the market for the fourth time running last week, even though the buyout targets that have been leading the [...]

FASHION STOCKS AGAIN OUTDO DJIA For the fourth straight week fashion stocks outperformed the market, even though the buyout targets that have been leading the resurgence were all off last [...]

TRADE NEWS, BUYOUTS INFLATE INDEX A great leap forward by J.P. Stevens and more encouraging news about the trade deficit propelled the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile [...]

Buyout Gains, Deficit Dip Hike Fashion Stocks in Week A leap in J.P. Stevens' shares and more encouraging news about the trade deficit propelled the Fairchild News Service Index of [...]

TAKEOVER FEVER CAN'T BUOY INDEX Takeover action again fueled speculation in fashion stocks last week, but the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics stocks was down [...]

Federated's Big Jump Fails To Lift FNS Stock Index Takeover action again fueled speculation in some fashion stocks last week, but the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile [...]

DISMAL CONSUMER VIEW HITS INDEX Fashion stocks dropped sharply last week amid a weak market and a continued gloomy outlook for the consumer sector. The Fairchild News Service Index of [...]

Poor Consumer Spending Outlook Drives Down Fashion Stock Prices Fashion stocks dropped sharply last week amid a weak market and continued gloomy outlook for the consumer sector. The Fairchild News [...]

INDEX SLIPS IN FIRST WEEK OF '88 Fashion stocks finished the first week of the year down moderately in mixed trading despite strong gains by the department stores. For the [...]

Fashion Shares Have Mixed Week Fashion stocks finished the first week of the year down moderately in mixed trading despite strong gains by the department stores. The Fairchild News Service [...]

Trade Deficit Report Boosts Fashion Stocks Fashion stocks were major beneficiaries of the market rally last Friday as investors reacted to the 'good news' about the trade deficit. The Dow [...]

Index follows DJIA down, falling 1.2% Burlington Industries, Nordtrom, Inc., and J.C. Penney posted big gains last week, but the Fairchild News Service Index of retail, apparel, textile and cosmetics [...]