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Picks of the Week: Intel, RIM, Wells Fargo
Wall Street analysts give their buy, sell, or hold views on various stocks in the news this week
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Stocks
Wells Fargo
Stock Picks: Dell, Gap
Plus Wall Street analyst opinions on RealNetworks and Dress Barn
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Stocks
RealNetworks
Dell
Stocks Move Lower, Led by Techs
A disappointing report from Dell, along with a bigger than expected loss at homebuilder D.R. Horton, weighed on equity indexes Friday
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Dell
Move Inc.
Cable, Seeds, Medical Technology
What Gene Marcial's Wall Street sources are saying about Cablevision, Monsanto, and Stereotaxis
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Monsanto
What's Inside Pimco?
Pimco Total Return Fund is the world's biggest mutual fund. What's in its portfolio?
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Pimco
Is the Fed Creating New Bubbles?
Its easy-money policy has Asia worried. But Bernanke says fears of a speculative surge are overblown
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Government
Federal Reserve
Business Outlook: A Lifeline of Credit for the Recovery
Lending remains tight, but overall bank standards are relaxing, and that will make it possible for businesses to expand as demand picks up
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Philips Stock
BusinessWeek's Kerry Capell on investing in European giant Philips and the outlook for the conglomerate
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Philips
Lending Is Back Just in Time
Fewer banks are tightening their lending standards, funds are flowing more freely through the financial markets, and strong corporate profits are reducing the need to borrow
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Stock Picks: Intel, Texas Instruments
Plus Wall Street analyst opinions on LSI, National Semiconductor, Marvell, NetApp, and Dick's Sporting Goods
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LSI Corporation
NetApp
Dick's Sporting Goods
Texas Instruments
Vital Signs: Plenty of Support for Housing
On deck: existing home sales, GDP, home price indexes, consumer confidence, durable goods orders, personal income, consumer sentiment, new home sales, FOMC Minutes
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Government
Gross Domestic Product
Federal Open Market Committee
Housing Market
Stocks Lower on Data, Tech Weakness
Mixed news on the economy and a bearish outlook on chipmakers from BofA Merrill Lynch sparked equity losses Thursday
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Merrill Lynch
Cadbury Bid May Be Sticky Business for Hershey
Hershey would love to link up with Cadbury and block Kraft's bid for the British candy and chocolate maker. But putting a deal together will be difficult
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British Retail Consortium
Will These Investments Fly?
"Contingent converbles," the new hybrid securities that regulators are pushing, may not appeal to investors
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Lower Pound No Cure-All for U.K. Economy
Improvements to exports from a weaker sterling have been smaller than anticipated, says Action Economics
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Stocks Fall on Housing-Starts Slump
Indexes declined on news that U.S. housing starts fell by 10.6% in October, calling the strength of the recovery into question
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Housing Market
Stock Picks: RIM, Wells Fargo
Plus Wall Street analyst opinions on Autodesk and Salesforce.com
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Autodesk
Salesforce.com
Wells Fargo
Commercial REITs: Investing in a Shaky Market
Amid bleak prospects for U.S. commercial real estate, investors have bid up REIT shares. Here, Wall Street pros scour the sector for investment prospects
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Marcial: America's Car-Mart, a Lot to Like
This used-car retailer has done well through the recession and has a habit of beating analyst forecasts
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Is U.S. Inflation Picking Up?
Most economists watch the finished-goods PPI, which is falling. But producer price inflation in the service sector is starting to pick up
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Inflation
America's Best Place to Raise Your Kids
See which town ranked highest in BusinessWeek's fourth annual survey of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids. Hint: It's in Illinois
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Stock Picks: Palm, Home Depot
Plus Wall Street analyst opinions on SunPower and Alkermes
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Palm
Home Depot
Stocks Dip in Early Trading
Investors were ready to take profits Tuesday from a rally in the previous session
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Munis: Does AMBAC's Plight Boost Risk?
With the future of muni insurance companies in doubt, investors should stick to high quality bonds
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Risk Management
Low Interest Rates: Steroids for the Stock Rally?
The "carry trade" that helps fuel this global rally is fed by super-low interest rates—and the cheap capital they create. Should investors worry?
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Interest Rate
Stock Picks: Sprint Nextel, Gap
Plus Wall Street analyst opinions on United Rentals and Concur Technologies
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Stocks
Sprint Nextel
Stocks Move Higher in Early Trading
Investors Monday weighed news of a larger than expected rise in retail sales and a surprising drop in the Empire State index
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Stocks
Move Inc.
Marcial: Pros Bet Cadbury Will Melt for Kraft
Analysts think Kraft wants the deal badly and will raise its bid—creating an opportunity for nimble investors
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Investing: Should You Test-Drive a Hybrid CD?
Equity-linked certificates of deposit are designed to boost yields by tying a portion of the deposits to a stock index. Here's what investors need to know
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The Economic Week Ahead
A speech on the economy by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, retail sales, and consumer prices are three of the economic reports to watch in the coming week
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Ben Bernanke
Picks of the Week: Wal-Mart, Hewlett-Packard, McDonald's
Wall Street analysts give their buy, sell, or hold views on various stocks in the news this week
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Stocks
Wal-Mart
Hewlett-Packard
McDonald's
Stock Picks: Juniper, Goodyear, Abercrombie & Fitch
Plus Wall Street analyst opinions on URS and Microsemi
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Stocks
URS Corp.
How One Private Equity Firm Beat the Odds
BusinessWeek gets an inside look at Castle Harlan's sale of United Malt Holdings. The firm took a novel approach to making private equity profit:
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Stocks Poised for Gains at Open
Investors Friday weighed news of a wider U.S. trade deficit in October. Disney posted better-than-expected profits
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Gold, Tires & Biotech
What Gene Marcial's sources are saying about Newmont, Cooper Tire, and Protalix Biotherapeutics
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Commodities
Gold
Business Outlook: The Signs Say: Job Growth Ahead
Don't expect payrolls to turn around quickly, but economic trends are encouraging. Plus, heady productivity gains are not sustainable, and more workers will soon be needed
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Values in Mauled Debt
BusinessWeek asks fund manager Michael Winer about strategies for capitalizing on battered real estate
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Vital Signs: War of Words on Fed Policy, Inflation
On deck: speeches by Bernanke and Kohn, retail sales, business inventories, Empire State and Philly Fed Surveys, producer and consumer prices, industrial production, homebuilders survey, housing starts
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Currencies
Ben Bernanke
Inflation
Stock Picks: Wal-Mart, Hewlett-Packard, Brocade
Plus Wall Street analyst opinions on Elizabeth Arden, CKE Restaurants, and Tetra Tech
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Stocks
CKE Restaurants
Wal-Mart
Hewlett-Packard
Investing in Taiwan
The stock market in Taiwan tends to be volatile. BusinessWeek's Frederik Balfour talks about ways to invest in it for those with a stern constitution.
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Stocks Flat after Claims Data
Indexes were little changed Thursday after word that weekly U.S. initial jobless claims fell by a greater than expected amount
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The Case Against Retirement
Financial and demographic developments point toward Americans working into their golden years. And that's a good thing
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Financial Crisis
HP's 3Com Acquisition Will Challenge Cisco
To make the most of the $2.7 billion 3Com deal, HP will need to rehab the target's brand and sell North American and European customers on products made in China
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Stocks
3Com
How to Move Beyond the DIY Transition to Encore Careers
Among the changes needed to help older workers transition to their next phase of life: adapting educational programs, new financing, and public policy innovations
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Stocks
Move Inc.
The Signs Say: Job Growth Ahead
Falling initial claims and rising temp employment are good signs, and companies are lifting output on the back of unsustainably rapid productivity gains
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How to Search for an Encore Career
Marci Alboher, senior fellow at Civic Ventures and a career expert and author, recommends volunteering or tapping your social network to find new career opportunities
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LifeTuner: How AARP Came to Serve Twentysomethings
Diane Ty spent years at the over-50 organization developing a Web community for younger Americans. After much strategizing, AARP has launched LifeTuner
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