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But more importantly, of those 30 best and 30 worst days, 42 of them, or 70% occurred in 2008 and early 2009. 18 of the 30 worst days and 13 of the best days over the past 15 years occurred in 2008, while 6 of the worst days and 5 of the best days occurred in 2009.
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Accounts more than 90 days past due remained in the 5% to 7% target range.
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Silver Wheaton and Pan American Silver are both up 7% in the past four days and the gold miners in the GDX are up 5.7%.
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Heavy rainfall over the past four days has led to a 5% rise in water stocks, according to Jersey Water.
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Oxfordshire County Council has given out more than 5, 000 sandbags and said 15 homes had flooded in Oxfordshire over the past few days.
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Apple, meanwhile, reignited concerns about demand for its iPhone 5 after reporting flat earnings for the holiday quarter, sending its stock down 14% in the past two days.
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In Chicago, by contrast, list prices dropped 5.2 percent over the past year and it now takes a median 100 days to sell a house.
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