This page also provides links to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) and other relevant laws. Finally, this page includes resources to explore the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, and RegInfo.gov the federal government's public portal for all agency regulatory information.
Fortune 500: 20 biggest stock gainers. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The stocks of these housing giants were left for dead after the housing market crashed. The federal government stepped in with tens of billions in bailout dollars to keep real estate credit flowing during the height of the financial crisis.
Unlike the Dow, which is weighted by stock price, companies in the Nasdaq are weighted by size. That means companies such as Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Apple Inc. are going to get a heavier weighted value then small-cap stocks that trade for $1 per share. By far the most diverse stock index, Standard & Poor's 500 index is made up 500 stocks of U.S. companies with a large market capitalization.