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Two Compelling Small Caps for This Recession
on Nov 21, 2008 about APEI, GXDX
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on Nov 19, 2008
3 Inexpensive Master Limited Partnerships in Energy
on Oct 23, 2008 about KMP, BWP, MTP
13 Stocks at Bargain Basement Levels
on Oct 23, 2008 about BMC, CSCO, ADSK
Understanding Credit Crises
on Oct 15, 2008
Why Short Sellers Are the Heroes of Wall Street
on Oct 15, 2008 about SH
Buffett Buys into Constellation: Watching a Master at Work
on Oct 05, 2008 about CEG, BRK.A, BRK.B
3 Ways to Profit from the Renewable Energy Bill
on Sep 28, 2008 about TAN, GEX, FAN
The Benefits of a Bailout Plan
on Sep 25, 2008
The Best Alternative Energy Play
on Sep 25, 2008 about GEX
Wind Power Can Solve the U.S. Oil Addiction
on Sep 19, 2008 about GEX, PBW, PBD
3 Things Investors Should Do Now
on Sep 16, 2008
2 Hedges Against Global Oil Demand
on Sep 16, 2008 about CLNE, VWSYF.PK
8 Advantages of the Gone Fishin' Portfolio
on Sep 10, 2008
5 Big Pharma Cash Machines
on Sep 08, 2008 about LLY, JNJ, GSK
Buying Berkshire: The Ultimate No-Brainer
on Sep 07, 2008 about BRK.A, BNI, BRK.B
Transportation Stocks Deserve a Better Look
on Sep 01, 2008 about BNI, NSC, KNX
Investing in Biotech: The 3 Phases of Clinical Trials
on Sep 01, 2008
3 Possible Deep Value Investments
on Aug 24, 2008 about Q, COMS, AMS
Are Oily Characters Behind Crude's Price Move?
on Aug 20, 2008 about USO, DBO, OIL
Market Predictions: 'Crazy' About the Dollar
on Aug 15, 2008 about ERO, ERE, FXE
Natural Gas & Wind Power - The Pickens Plan
on Aug 14, 2008 about CLNE, DVN, CHK
How Low Can Oil Go?
on Aug 13, 2008 about USO, DBO, OIL
Following Buffett's Railroad Tracks
on Aug 11, 2008 about BRK.A, BNI, NSC
How to Profit with REITs
on Aug 07, 2008 about HPT, BDN, SRO
The Video Game Industry: An $18 Billion Entertainment Juggernaut
on Aug 05, 2008 about NTDOY.PK, ERTS, MSFT
Options Activity Suggests Likely Suitor for EMC
on Aug 05, 2008 about VMW, EMC, CSCO
"Safe Harbor" Options for Worried Investors
on Aug 01, 2008
2 Schools of Thought on Buying Bank Stocks
on Jul 31, 2008 about KBE, RKH, XLF

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Wall Street Breakfast - Sample Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News by SA Editor Rachael Granby Bank trio becomes duo. Wells Fargo (WFC) will become the largest U.S. bank by branches with its bid for Wachovia (WB), after Citigroup (C) withdrew from compromise negotiations late yesterday on concerns about the quality of some of Wachovia's assets. Wells Fargo, with a bid valued at $11.4B, expects the purchase to be completed by the end of the year, and denies it will have to absorb assets shakier than originally thought. Government considers next steps. As the financial crisis continues to worsen, the U.S. government is considering two dramatic steps to turn around, or at least slow, the damage: guaranteeing billions of dollars in bank debt and temporarily insuring all U.S. bank deposits. The moves, which would mark the government's most extensive intervention to date, are in discussion stages only. Credit stays frozen. As frozen credit markets refuse to thaw, the cost of default protection on corporate bonds reaches new global records amid investor concerns the credit crisis will trigger corporate failures as companies struggle to finance their businesses. Interbank lending remains limited, and borrowing from the Fed's expanded discount window continued its trend of setting new highs every week, as the total daily average rose to $420.2B vs. $367.8B last week. Oil demand withers. The International Energy Agency warned Friday worldwide oil demand... Email continues...
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Better Choices - Cramer's Lightning Round (10/15/08)

by SA Editor Rachael Granby

Stocks discussed in the lightning round session of Jim Cramers Mad Money TV program,
Wednesday, October 15.

Bullish Calls:

Continental Resources (CLR) -- "This is a remarkable decline. All of the high quality ones are down so much, I can't go against it. This is where you pull the trigger.
3M (MMM) -- The moment this stock starts yielding 5%, I'm a buyer. Until then, keep your powder dry.

Bearish Calls:

Computer Sciences (CSC) -- This is a company that was going to be bought, but they passed up the chance. Now I don't want to buy it."
Annaly Mortgage (NLY) -- I think this is a business model that needs to borrow money. Definitively do not buy."
Northrop Grumman (NOC) -- You can't own the defense stocks right now. If I had to own one, I'd look at Lockheed Martin (LMT) with its good dividend.
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