Net worth making a comeback despite 2Q dip

Washington • Americans’ wealth dipped about 0.5 percent in the April-June quarter as a drop in stock prices more than offset a gain in home values. Yet since June, a resurgent stock market has jumped about 7 percent, more than reversing last quarter’s 3 percent drop in share prices. And it’s brought many Americans closer to regaining the wealth they lost to the recession — if they managed to keep their home and have invested in stocks. Rising wealth could give many people and businesses the con...