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INSIGHT & ADVICE

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
Kass: Near-Term Pros and Cons

The negatives have a slight edge over the positives.

James Altucher
Jim Cramer's Portfolios of the Week

These are the stocks Cramer's been talking about lately.

Jon D. Markman
Circle the Wagons With Wells Fargo

It offers domestic exposure, which should reward investors who see opportunity in banks.

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.