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Buffett Plan Beats a Bailout

By Nat Worden

While his offer to reinsure muni debt is no help to troubled bond insurers, it could be the best free market solution to the mess they've created.
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Today's Market

Financial: Ambac

Health: Affymetrix

Tech: Yahoo!

Small-Cap: CSK Auto

Other: Motorola


Markets

U.S. Loses Jobs, Recession Fears Gain Strength

Asia Has Mixed Session

Senate Finance Panel Defies Bush on Stimulus Plan


Tech Stocks

Altera's Net Slips


Company News

Cerner Guides Under Street Estimates

Sambol to Lead BofA Mortgage Business

Alcoa Takes Stake in Rio Tinto

Beazer, Countrywide Team Up

Oil Prices Lift Chevron's Profits

Gannett's Profits Crumpled


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INSIGHT & ADVICE
Doug Kass
Doug Kass
Kass: Even I Can't Pass Up Cheap Cisco 

Cisco's conference call was a stinker, but the markets are restoring value. 
Doug Kass
Doug Kass
Kass: Near-Term Pros and Cons 

The negatives have a slight edge over the positives. 
James Altucher
James Altucher
Jim Cramer's Portfolios of the Week 

These are the stocks Cramer's been talking about lately. 
Jon D. Markman
Jon D. Markman
Circle the Wagons With Wells Fargo 

It offers domestic exposure, which should reward investors who see opportunity in banks. 
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MORE INVESTMENT IDEAS
Jim Cramer
Trimming Two Energy Names$ 

I am up around 10% in both positions and think it makes sense to take profits. 
Frank Curzio
Shares Keep Soaring$ 

This model portfolio name, a supplier to the offshore drilling industry, is benefiting from continued high demand. 
Larsen Kusick
Starting the Year on an Up Note$ 

Here's a look at the recent positive action in some model portfolio names. Also, what we're expecting for 2009. 
Jud Pyle
New Year Off to a Good Start$ 

We plan to continue taking advantage of the recent rise in the market and the decline in volatility. 
David Peltier
Closing Out$ 

This company appears set to sacrifice its balance sheet in order to follow through with the purchase of another name. 
Rev Shark
A Marked Lack of Confidence$ 

The market remains in the grips of a nasty downtrend, but stocks could be due for a playable countertrend move. 
Alan Farley
Buyers Need To Be Aggressive$ 

Low volume is undermining the bullish message of the three-day rally. Quick action must be taken at new support. 



ANALYSIS
By Ivy Lessner 
Microsoft's Deal Needs Time to Digest 
Assimilating Yahoo! into the fold will be the toughest task.
By Marek Fuchs 
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! Oh My! 
Here's where the media and Maven missed on the three tech giants' news trifecta.

IN FOCUS

Microsoft, Yahoo! Await Antitrust Scrutiny 
By Alexei Oreskovic 
The proposed merger could be drawn out because of its complexity.



Apple's iPod Classic Could Be Harmful to Your Headphones 
By Gary Krakow 
Users complain that software upgrade damages equipment.



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COMMENTARY
By Doug Kass 
Kass: Color Me More Bullish 
Even if the economic downturn is worse than feared, it will occur within an already undervalued market.
By Doug Kass 
Kass: Tune Out Pundits,Test Your Convictions 
Of course, the truth will set you free, in life and in markets, but first it will make you miserable.

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MANAGING YOUR MONEY
Sham Gad
Long-Term Stock Investing Still Works 
Even in this bad recession, good companies will outperform over the long haul. 

Scott Rothbort
Four Investing Tips for 2009 
The Finance Professor goes 'back to the future' to help you get started in 2009. 

Gregg Greenberg
10 Dumbest Things on Wall Street in 2008 
Spitzer Spit Out; Mr. Mozilo Goes to Washington; Bear's Cayne: Up in Smoke; Not Dead Yet; Yahoo!'s New Search; Schwarzman Bashes Birthday; Lamenting Lehman; AIG's Hunting Party; GM Jettisons Jet; Christopher Cox Clouseau; Credit Crunch Chaos 

The Associated Press
Can the Renewable Energy Sector Roar Back? 
2008 was brutal for names like First Solar and Suntech Power. Is this the end of the sector or just a bump in the road to growth and profit? 

The Associated Press
Colorado Greenlights Xcel's $143M Energy Efficiency Plan 
According to the company, the 2009-2010 plan is expected to save hundreds of megawatts and hundreds of millions of dollars. 

The Associated Press
Fireplaces: Warm, Mesmerizing and Cost-Effective 
Shipments of energy efficient fireplaces, stoves and inserts to retrofit existing fireplaces increased dramatically in the first six months of 2008 over the same period in 2007. Here's why. 

The Associated Press
To Cut Pipeline Costs, Magellan Joins Forces With Explorer 
Here's how Magellan Midstream Partners plans to save about $120 million. 

The Associated Press
Home Buyers to 'Green' Builders: Show Me the Savings 
With lower fuel and real estate prices, are people no longer willing to pay for homes with eco-friendly enhancements? 

Knowledge@Wharton
Coke's Brock: Sustainability Is No Longer 'Niche' 
James Brock, the CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, explains why energy conservation is a strategic priority for the company and what's being done about it. 

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Jim Cramer
Trimming Two Energy Names$ 

I am up around 10% in both positions and think it makes sense to take profits. 






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