Business: Heroes, Wags, Sages

To all things must come an end. Last week there came an end to the almost uninterrupted panic of selling that has fermented U. S. stock markets since Oct. 23. At the beginning of the week the path seemed as clear for further selling as in the summer it had for continued buying. The only thing that stood in the way was reason: long had speculators seemed to ignore reason. For the first three days, Panic held sway. Led by U. S. Steel, stocks dropped to new lows. Again...

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