Stocks were mixed for the two-week period ended November 7, 2012. The Dow Jones Industrial and the S&P 500 finished the two-week period down -1.1% and -1.0%, respectively. The NASDAQ finished the two-week period down -1.5%, while the Valley 50 Index had the only positive week, finishing up 1.0%. The best local performer over the past two-week period was Talon International, Inc. up 124.8%, with K-Swiss Inc. being the second best performer, up 38.8%. The worst local performers over the past two-week period were THQ Inc. and Trio-Tech International, down -53.4% and -14.5%, respectively.Â