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FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009
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WEEKDAY TRADER 
TransCanada can insulate investors from the more volatile side of the oil and gas industry.
INSIDE SCOOP 
What looked like PR moves proved prescient with the market's rise.
INVESTORS' SOAPBOX PM 
Weak demand and the recession will hurt margins, says Caris & Co.
HOT RESEARCH 
Merriman Curhan lowered estimates on the brokerage-services firm.
Q&A 
Eaton Vance's Judith Saryan sees opportunities in telecoms and even a few financials.
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CHARTING THE MARKET TODAY 
CV Therapeutics, Smithfield and Men's Wearhouse rose. Pall fell.
HOT RESEARCH PM 
Broadpoint AmTech sees new revenue sources for the chip giant.
INVESTORS' SOAPBOX AM 
Don't expect South America to boost agriculture-machinery firms.
WEEKDAY TRADER 
Forced selling by hedge funds has pushed down the shares of two regulated utilities. But these stocks deserve better.
FINANCIAL ETFS CONTINUE THEIR RUN
ETFs enjoy three-day rally as traders scoop up blue chips BofA and GE. (At SmartMoney.com)
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by Andrew Bary
Sure, stocks could slide much further -- but they probably won't. By most measures, they are downright cheap.
FEATURE 
Special Report: Investing for Retirement: Barron's picks 10 great stocks to stash away for five years or longer.
FEATURE 
Special Report: Investing for Retirement -- If past is prologue, returns over the next five and 10 years will be better than average -- so don't give up yet.
FEATURE 
Bristol-Myers Squibb is far healthier than investors give it credit for.
FEATURE 
For one compliance officer, blowing the whistle opened a can of worms.
INTERVIEW 
Economist David Levy suggests getting hyperdefensive in assets like Treasuries.
FEATURE 
Bank of America could be a home run -- if it can avoid Citigroup's fate.
FEATURE 
Promising products will keep Northrop Grumman growing -- and lift its stock.
FEATURE 
How did Bernie Madoff fool his kin? Ask Genghis Khan and Jesse James.
 
UP AND DOWN WALL STREET DAILY  | FREE
Their ideas warned us of the bubble; their prescription for the bust is too harsh, however.
THE STRIKING
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by Steven M. Sears
The trendy barometer of stock-market fear does a lousy job of predicting where stocks are heading.
GETTING TECHNICAL  | FREE
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by Michael Kahn
Stocks enjoyed a robust rally Tuesday. There are technical reasons why the rally can continue for a little while longer.
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