UPS & DOWNS: Who did better in...

UPS & DOWNS: Who did better in the stock market last fiscal year, Orange County or Los Angeles? . . . According to the current Money magazine, the stock of all public companies headquartered in Orange County gained an average 3.3%, 16th among metropolitan areas in the nation. L.A.-based companies declined by 7.4%, placing it 34th. . . . But in the last three fiscal years, Orange County’s firms did the worst among the 40 areas listed, their stock falling an average of 20.8%.