Broad market rally gives mutual funds hefty 3rd-quarter returns as hopes for economy growNEW YORK — As the third quarter ends, the performance of many mutual funds confirms that investors have regained their taste for risk amid more signs of an economic recovery. Strong market injects mutual funds with double digit returns; large-cap growth jumps 15.2 pctNEW YORK — Wall Street’s spring rally has allowed many mutual funds to score an achievement that has eluded them throughout the credit crisis and recession: a winning quarter. |