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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
Trading Out

I'm trimming my position in this health care play.

Frank Curzio
Stocks Under $10 Weekly Summary

This was a busy week for the model portfolio as several names reported earnings, and most of the news was positive.

Larsen Kusick
Breakout Stocks Weekly Summary

Check out our inaugural Watch List, which highlights several new names that have caught our eye recently.

Steven Smith
An Exchange Earnings Trade

Making a bullish bet ahead of this trading exchange's quarterly report.

David Peltier
Moving On

A recent acquisition doesn't seem to offer many operating synergies for this name, so it's time to close it out.

Rev Shark
Be Ready to Act

The market is likely to turn down again in the near term, so look to take advantage of opportunities as they arise.

Alan Farley
Unhealthy Dynamics

Having too many buyers in the mix is inhibiting a downside flush that would set up decent entries at lower levels.

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.
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