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A national reading test last May showed that Detroit was the worst-performing larger, inner-city district in the country.

Crisis Mode Persists for Detroit Schools Matthew Dolan 2011

Citigroup was one of the measure's worst-performing stocks, losing 2.52, or 8.2%, to 28.22 after posting an 11% drop in fourth-quarter profit.

Stocks Post Broad Gains; Financials Fall Brendan Conway 2012

Under the burden of the persistent supply glut, natural gas was among the worst-performing commodities in 2010.

Natural-Gas Futures Surge To 10-Month High After Storage Data Matt Day 2011

However, Telefonica said strong contributions from its Latin American and non-Spanish European units—notably in the U.K. and Germany—helped offset what it called "disfavorable business trends" in crisis-hit Spain, which is the fourth-largest economy in the euro zone but has been one of the worst-performing in the world in recent years.

Telefonica's Profit Slips David Roman 2011

The cutback by the brokerage co-founded by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is the latest sign of stress among market intermediaries in India, the world's second-fastest-growing major economy but the worst-performing among major markets this year.

Slim Stock Trading Hits Indian Brokerages Sudeep Jain 2011

Some have decided to exit ahead of September, the market's worst-performing month.

Economy Points Down, Takes Market With It Gregory Zuckerman 2011

So far this year, the Sensex is the worst-performing among major Asian markets, down 14.6% for the year as of Monday.

India Shares Sink to More Than Four-Month Low Shefali Anand 2011

DETROIT—The worst-performing public schools in Detroit will be removed from the city's school system and run by a new state authority charged with turning them around within five years.

State to Run Detroit's Worst Schools Matthew Dolan 2011

Peter Carter, head of the Royal College of Nursing, has called for the worst-performing hospitals to be merged, reorganised or simply shut down altogether.

Hospital trusts failing to meet patient referral targets 2011

The cutback by the brokerage co-founded by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is the latest sign of stress among market intermediaries in India, the world's second-fastest-growing major economy but the worst-performing among major markets this year.

Slim Stock Trading Hits Indian Brokerages Sudeep Jain 2011