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Friday November 21, 2008

Market Insight

Sports Franchises Use Squeeze Play on Fans

Justin Rohrlich

Economic downturn? Try multiplying ticket prices by ten.

Economic Snapshot: Why the Big Three CEOs Failed to Secure a Bailout

Minyanville Staff

Our unscientific poll.

Outside the Box: Five Potential Surprises into Year-End

Todd Harrison

This year has been a perfect storm, but how will the story end?

Who Says Finance Can't Be Sexy?

Scott Reeves

Treasury's Neel Kashkari one of the studliest men alive.

Yahoo: Time to Reframe the Debate

Kevin Wassong

Everybody thinks companies should focus on search. Everybody's wrong.

Job Descriptions: The Rapper-Slash-Actor

Minyanville Staff

Snap judgments about thug turned thespian.

GM: Where's Steve Jobs When You Need Him?

Cory Bortnicker

Only rapid innovation can save the American auto industry.

Kids & Family

Two Ways To Play: Paulson To Blame for Nasty November?

Terry Woo

Strengthen your portfolio in good times and bad.

Word to the Wise: Cash Is Your Friend

Vitaliy Katsenelson

Bear markets reward sells, punish buys and force markets even lower.

Changing of the Guard at Wal-Mart - and Citi?

Jeff Macke

Who will helm the goliath after Lee Scott's departure?

Trading Radar

Minyanville Staff

Stay one step ahead of the rest.

Quick Hits: Warren Buffett Apparently Human

Scott Reeves

Brief scrutiny of today's headlines.

Minyan Mailbag: Gold Will Rally - But Will Gold Stocks?

Lance Lewis

It depends on global inflationary trend.

Random Thoughts: The Old Bovine Try

Todd Harrison

Bulls try to make a stand into the weekend.

Ticker Shock: Heinz Shakes Out Well; Gap Outperforms Struggling Retailers

Glenn Curtis

Friday's top stories and stocks with potential to move.

Quick Hits: Fannie, Freddie Suspend Foreclosures for Yuletide Season

Scott Reeves

Brief scrutiny of today's headlines.

In Current Market, Rallies Can't Be Trusted

Prieur du Plessis

Investor sentiment reaches panic-crash stage.

A Trader's Life

Quint Tatro

What the day-to-day work of money management looks like right now.

Gold to Break Upside, Dollar to Break Down

Lance Lewis

Yellow metal will spike after going into backwardation.

Electric Cars: Be Careful What You Wish For

Andrew Jeffery

Without clean-energy alternatives, they may create more problems than they solve.

Two Ways To Play: Citi Struggles

Terry Woo

Strengthen your portfolio in good times and bad.

Cell Phones: The Next Advertising Frontier

Guy Bennett

Reaching consumers immune to their TV, PC screens.

Freaky Friday Potpourri: Nucking Futz!

Todd Harrison

Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug.

Two Ways To Play: Walgreen Wants Its Name in Lights

Terry Woo

Strengthen your portfolio in good times and bad.

Five Things You Need to Know: If This Is a Low, It May Hurt You

Kevin Depew

Short-term bullish, for a trade...

Somali Pirates Steal from Rich, Give to Selves

Scott Reeves

Growing threat to commercial shipping to be addressed in Cairo summit.

Quick Hits: Citi to Get $350 Million from Saudi Prince

Scott Reeves

Brief scrutiny of today's headlines.

Partner Headlines

I have sold my short term index-longs that I bought during this morning's dip. Semi Holders (SMH), up at only 1% worries me. This might be an indication that the market is in the process of exhausting its short-term fire power.

SMH has been quite oversold, down almost 15% while S&P 500 declined 11% from 8/28 to 9/16 (see chart). It also showed some signs of accumulation in the last few days and this weakness is very suspicious.

$ FlexFolio Alert - Adding a Big Blue Chip

FlexFolio by Quint Tatro

I'm adding this blue chip because it is presenting excellent risk reward after the recent slide and I believe any bounce we see in the market will be seen in this stock as well.

Festivus 2008

Come one, come all. Click for further details about MV's annual holiday blowout.