The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 5 US Housewares & Accessories Companies had their average stock prices drop by a massive 75% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 5 US Housewares & Accessories Corps have increased by a clearly off-the-charts 1,119% through January 23, 2014. And all 5 of them had increases above 500%.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of these 5 US Housewares & Accessories Companies must be extremely pleased with the impact of actions taken by both the Obama Administration and the US Fed to successfully rescue the US economy from its extremely weakened state caused by the 2008 US financial meltdown.
Below here are the market prices of each of these 5 US Housewares & Accessories Companies on January 23, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 23, 2014:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Housewares & Accessories Co | HQs | 1-23-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-23-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| Libbey Inc | Toledo | OH | 20.80 | 0.96 | 15.84 | 2067% | -94% |
| Lifetime Brands | Garden City | NY | 16.51 | 1.00 | 12.98 | 1551% | -92% |
| Jarden Corp | Rye | NY | 62.16 | 6.41 | 15.74 | 869% | -59% |
| Newell Rubbermaid | Atlanta | GA | 31.57 | 4.71 | 25.88 | 570% | -82% |
| Helen of Troy | El Paso | TX | 57.27 | 8.99 | 17.14 | 537% | -48% |
| Average % Change all 5 | 1119% | -75% |
