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TRW Can TRW Automotive Escape the Michigan Mess? 09/05/08 — The problems plaguing the Big Three American auto makers in 2008 have been well-documented.Â The push for flashy SUVs that guzzle gas but impress at the suburban strip mall caused Ford, GM, and Daimler to shift production towards these bigger cars, but these divisions have become huge drains on pr...

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AEO WMT Tween Looks for Justice in Mid-Market Retail Squeeze 08/15/08 — These days, times are tough in the middle market of the retail business. Luxury companies like Louis Vuitton (LVMUY.PK) are doing just fine, as the rich keep spending regardless of the economic climate. And discount retailers like Wal-Mart (WMT) are benefiting big-time from tight budgets in the lowe...

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ROCK-STAR INVESTORS

Rank	Name	Sharpe Ratio	Avg Return	Followers
1	noshoes	21.10	+34.44%	381
2	Gerald Greene	18.14	+71.24%	211
3	stockmarketfunding.com	17.66	+25.60%	55
4	akiralegrand	13.47	+14.32%	62
5	anup2104	12.13	+74.22%	40

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POPULAR STOCKS

Symbol	Company Name	Sentiment
FNM	Fannie Mae
LEH	Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc
GS	Goldman Sachs Group Inc The
JPM	JPMorgan Chase & Co
FRE	Freddie Mac
BIDU	Baiducom Inc ADS

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TODAY'S HEADLINES

LDK Solar's Growth Potential Offset by Gross Margin Pressure
by Paul Cheung (Zacks.com) about LDK

Cisco Systems Still a Wait and See
by Thomas Catino (Ant & Sons) about CSCO

The Merrill Lynch Diet: Starving Shareholders
by Zack Miller (BloggingStocks) about MER

Until Housing Improves, Don't Expect Stocks to Rebound
by J.D. Steinhilber (Agile Investing) about SPY

Google Blows Q2: Multiple Compression to Continue
by Henry Blodget about GOOG

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TODAY'S TOP PICKS

DNDN		Cancer Vaccines: Investing Opportunities beyond Dendreon (NASDAQ: D... by Mike Havrilla
CLDA		BioMed Research Reports: Clinical Data (NASDAQ: CLDA), Lpath (OTC: ... by Mike Havrilla
PARD		Biotech Stocks - Beware of The Covered Call Trap by Ivan Mutaftchiev
PBIO		Under the Radar Healthcare Stocks: Protox, Pressure BioSciences, Un... by Mike Havrilla
ISIS		ISIS - Last Tuesday's Drop Presents a Nice Buy Opportunity by Ivan Mutaftchiev

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