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WORLD EQUITIES: WALL STREET JOURNAL COVERAGE

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World Markets

1. A Lull, Then Trading Storm

Trading desks were buzzing Friday after an unusual currency trade unsettled markets moments before the release of the monthly employment report.

2. RBI Moves to Ease Foreign Currency Inflows

India's central bank raised the limits on interest rates that banks can offer on certain foreign-currency deposits of Indians living abroad, as it stepped up efforts to support the rupee, which is trading close to its all-time low against the dollar.

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WORLD EQUITIES: WSJ - HEARD ON THE STREET

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Heard on the Street

1. The True Spirit of Air Travel

Spirit Airlines provoked howls of protest after saying it would raise its already unusual fee for carry-on bags to $100 for anyone paying at the gate. Despite the grumbling, the budget carrier is thriving.

2. Spring Is Losing Season for Jobs

The lingering effects of the sharp economic downdraft that followed the 2008 financial crisis may be fouling the adjustment process used for the jobs report and a myriad of other economic reports.

3. China Offers Alternative To Facebook

Here's something investors could consider buying as an alternative to Facebook: a big chunk of the Chinese Internet.

4. Aviva Must Heed Investors' Red Card

Aviva investors main gripe is the U.K. money manager's poor share price performance. The arrival of a new chairman at the end of June will be a chance to review both strategy and management.

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WORLD EQUITIES: BARRON'S - MARKETS

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Barron's Markets

Barron's Markets

1. Barron's 500 Table

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WORLD EQUITIES: BARRON'S - THIS WEEK

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Barron's This Week Magazine

Barron's This Week Magazine

1. Bravo To The Best!

CF Industries, Apple, Intel, Qualcomm and MetLife all shine in this year's exclusive Barron's ranking that honors strong financial performance. Plus, a look at some potential winners.

2. Combing the Barron's 500 for Underpriced Shares

A ranking of the Barron's 500 by price/earnings ratios that may offer investors insights into what stocks are inexpensive and possibly set to provide gains.

3. On the Runway, Ready for Takeoff

After years of painful bankruptcies and consolidation, the airline industry is poised to become a comfortable oligopoly. The biggest beneficiary will likely be United Continental.

4. New Policies Make Unum Look Like a Buy

Focusing on profitability, rather than market share, should pay off in the long run, despite lackluster first-quarter results and worries about the company's checkered history.

5. The Right Spin on Phillips

Investors are pricing it like a refining company, overlooking the rich returns from its chemical and energy-transportation businesses.

6. Picking His Spots

Why Osterweis Strategic Income's Carl Kaufman is a big fan of The Hunger Games.

7. Tipping Point for Housing

John Stumpf has made Wells Fargo the giant of home loans while continuing its tradition of highly successful cross-selling.

8. Fighting Investor-Rights Abuses in China

An interview with Dan David, research director at GeoInvesting, which has played a leading role in uncovering problems in U.S.-listed Chinese companies.

9. Rotten to the Core?

Uncle Sam and California take big bites out of Apple; the company rightly resists

10. In a Flash, Sentiment Shifts and Stocks Fall 2%

Worries about the U.S. economy and votes in Europe make investors skittish. Also, why Xerox and Southwest look worth a bet.

11. A Steel Maker Takes the Long View

ArcelorMittal is taking steps to reduce its dependence on the European economy.

12. A Flight to Government Bonds

Investors flee risk assets after poor, but not bad enough, employment report.

13. A Strong Whiff of Optimism

The U.S. market has hit a wall, but Asian markets are rising rapidly. What's behind the advances. Also, something smells nice at L'Occitane.

14. The Case for Currency Options

Protect your portfolio against market extremes, not day-to-day volatility.

15. The Price of Rice Is Going Up

CME futures offer traders a way to capitalize on the likely increase in the grain's price. But to succeed, nimbleness is a must.

16. Unhappy Anniversary

After two years, the nasty legacy of the flash crash is still with us.

17. Buy Stocks Slowly as Prices Fall

The bull market isn't over yet. And why Supervalu could double from here.

18. Extra! Extra! Paid Content Pays Off for Providers

Good news for battered Barnes & Noble, New York Times Co. and Sirius XM may indicate a brighter future for digital content. Good news about Comcast, too.

19. Brawling Social Networks

Yammer is challenging Jive one company at a time to become the Facebook of the corporate world.

20. Appy Summer Vacation!

Three travel apps make it a lot easier to track flights, plan your sightseeing and send a big hello to the folks back home.

21. Using an iPad to Stress-Test Earnings

The Instant Analyst provides loads of information for investors who want to scrutinize the quality of earnings at companies in a given sector. Also new: a Facebook IPO video primer and commission-free trading at Motif Investing.

22. Happy Flash Crash

Investors with retirement accounts who held on to equities in 2007-2008 have since profited. But the May 6, 2010, "flash crash" led many to pull out of stocks. Blame it on the Securities and Exchange Commission.

23. Money From the Bunny

Energizer declares its first-ever disbursement and increases stock buybacks. Also, Pepsi's payout bubbles up.

24. Inside the Turnaround at Ford

How Alan Mullaly brought accountability back to the auto giant; failure is an option; politics and petroleum

25. ETFs Seek Their Own Voice in Washington

The National ETF Association, formed by a trio of executives, seeks to lobby for the needs of its diverse members.

26. Putting a New Charge in ETFs

Hundreds of funds barely trade these days. Is paying market makers the right way to generate more interest?

27. Why Goldilocks Must Go

Today, the U.S. needs more than an economy in which modest growth is matched by mild inflation.

28. Hess CEO Buys $2.5 Million in Stock

John B. Hess now directly holds 333,435 shares.

29. Stocks in the Spotlight Friday

LinkedIn, Dolby and LeapFrog rose. Manitowoc fell.

30. Hold Off on the Home Builders

MKM Partners says it needs more evidence of a continuing housing recovery.

31. Kraft's Sweet Outlook

The company, whose brands include Oreo cookies, Cadbury chocolates and Jell-O, should produce tasty returns for investors.

32. Alpha Natural Feels the Burn

Brean Murray downgraded the coal producer to Hold from Buy.

33. Who Profits in a 'TV Everywhere' World?

A slew of stocks stand to benefit once people can watch anything at any time and anywhere.

34. Visa Shares Have More to Give

The high-flying credit-card processor can climb even higher, writes SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.

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WORLD EQUITIES: GENERAL NEWS - MARKETS

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WORLD EQUITIES: WORLD STOCK EXCHANGES

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WORLD EQUITIES: MARKETWATCH - TOP STORIES

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MarketWatch.com - Top Stories

MarketWatch, a leading publisher of business and financial news, offers users up-to-the minute news, investment tools, and subscription products.

1. Chuck Jaffe: Fund directors owe shareholders more

What mutual fund investors don’t know — or even want to think about — can hurt them. A new study of fund director compensation in 2011 shows why, writes Chuck Jaffe.

2. NewsWatch: France factored in, but Greece vote worries

Investors appear to have factored in a victory by Socialist challenger François Hollande in France’s presidential election, but fear a potentially chaotic Greek parliamentary election could trigger renewed market turmoil.

3. Economic Preview: Sunnier outlook for U.S. trade sector

The U.S. trade deficit is expected to widen in March close to its highest level in the past year but economists see a sunnier outlook over the longer term.

4. NewsWatch: Buffett reassures shareholders on health

Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reassured shareholders that his prostate cancer is having very little effect on his work.

5. France factored in, but Greece vote worries

Investors appear to have factored in a victory by Socialist challenger François Hollande in France’s presidential election, but fear a potentially chaotic Greek parliamentary election could trigger renewed market turmoil.

6. Libertarians pick ex-NM Gov. Johnson as candidate

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson was chosen on Saturday by the U.S. Libertarian Party as its candidate for president in the Nov. 6 election.

7. SportsWatch: I’ll Have Another wins Kentucky Derby

I’ll Have Another took the top spot at the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, becoming the first horse ever to win the sport’s s marquee race running out of the 19th post position.

8. Buffett reassures shareholders on health

Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reassured shareholders that his prostate cancer is having very little effect on his work.

9. Rocky arraignment of Sept. 11 suspects

The arraignment of the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and four others reportedly had a difficult start Saturday at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

10. Buffett: European banks need more capital

U.S. banks are in better shape today than in 2008 but European banks still need more capital, said Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and Chief Executive Warren Buffett on Saturday.

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WORLD EQUITIES: FINANCIAL TIMES - GENERAL COVERAGE

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Financial Times - Financial markets news

The latest markets news from the Financial Times, with stock data, financial commentary and investor analysis

1. Crude tumbles on US recovery fears

Weaker than expected employment data triggers sell-off in a market already nervous about crude supply and demand balance

2. Equities slide after downbeat jobs data

Wariness over global economic growth, the US macroeconomic environment and the eurozone’s political prospects delivers a downbeat tone

3. Norway state fund sells eurozone debt

Its oil sovereign wealth fund continues to sell periphery debt in protest over its forced participation in Greece’s debt restructuring

4. Big dividend stocks win in yield hunt.

Bernanke’s monetary loosening has forced investors out of Treasuries into high-dividend stocks – the question is whether it is too late to join in

5. Bond backdrop provides little comfort

Investors face the familiar dilemma of possible spring slowdown that will only heighten the tension between stocks and return on Treasuries

6. Barclays commodities chief to leave

Roger Jones, Barclays Capital veteran and global head of commodities, is leaving to join Geneva-based trading house Mercuria

7. Abandoning hope is sometimes the best option

There can be no doubt that the shareholders of Yell and HMV would be better off if their directors had began a managed decline instead of attempting reinvention

8. Risk aversion pushes dollar higher

The dollar remains slightly stronger after mixed US jobs data, gaining against the euro and pound as the mood shifts away from global growth

9. S&P 500 suffers worst week of 2012

US equities falter as anticipated jobs report fails to meet investor expectations and suggests the momentum of the economic recovery has slowed

10. RBS shines but miners drag FTSE lower

Bank loses just 0.3% in a London market under heavy selling pressure after US jobs data has traders questioning the index’s gains in 2012

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WORLD EQUITIES: FINANCIAL TIMES - STOCK MARKETS

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Equities News from the Financial Markets - FT.com

The latest equities market news from the Financial Times, with stock data, financial commentary and investor analysis on FT.com

1. US regulators fail on market stability

Watchdog is yet to implement measures to prevent wild swings in shares, including the delayed consolidated audit trail which was proposed by the SEC chairman last year

2. S&P 500 suffers worst week of 2012

US equities falter as anticipated jobs report fails to meet investor expectations and suggests the momentum of the economic recovery has slowed

3. RBS shines but miners drag FTSE lower

Bank loses just 0.3% in a London market under heavy selling pressure after US jobs data has traders questioning the index’s gains in 2012

4. Abandoning hope is sometimes the best option

There can be no doubt that the shareholders of Yell and HMV would be better off if their directors had began a managed decline instead of attempting reinvention

5. Equities slide after downbeat jobs data

Wariness over global economic growth, the US macroeconomic environment and the eurozone’s political prospects delivers a downbeat tone

6. Europe week: banks lurch lower

ECB’s decision to leave rates unchanged knocked lenders’ shares as investors feared policy makers were not doing enough to resolve eurozone crisis

7. Big dividend stocks win in yield hunt.

Bernanke’s monetary loosening has forced investors out of Treasuries into high-dividend stocks – the question is whether it is too late to join in

8. Boards wake up to a shareholder spring

Breakdown in talks with several boards that institutions accuse of rewarding executives for anaemic performance with multimillion-pound bonuses

9. Bond backdrop provides little comfort

Investors face the familiar dilemma of possible spring slowdown that will only heighten the tension between stocks and return on Treasuries

10. Nokia leads fallers in Europe stocks

Drop to six-year low follows Thursday’s angry meeting of shareholders in struggling Finnish mobile phone maker

11. Resource stocks drive Asia lower

The mood tilts towards risk aversion after US service sector data and ahead of non-farm payroll figures, with only Shanghai making gains

12. Euro fails to hold gains against dollar

The single currency dipped agaisnt the Greenback after Mario Draghi, ECB president, said that the central bank had not discussed a rate cut

13. Banks fall further on Draghi rate inaction

European Central Bank decision to leave interest rates unchanged leaves investors worried policymakers are not doing enough to tackle eurozone crisis

14. Wall Street stocks dip on mixed earnings

Green Mountain plummets after lowering guidance while Wall Street stocks edge lower despite encouraging labour market data

15. Weir faces threats from mining cutbacks

Pumpmaker is London’s most heavily shorted blue-chip stock as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton indicate a scaling back of expansion

16. Asia stocks fall on Europe and US job fears

Chinese lenders are the biggest decliners in Hong Kong following Temasek’s bank stock sale while risk aversion returned after a US jobs report

17. US stocks hit by disappointing jobs report

A worse-than-expected private sector jobs report and mixed earnings news leaves Wall Street lower

18. Italian banks fall ahead of Moody’s review

Investors anticipate downgrades across the sector from Moody’s, while key purchasing manufacturers data for Italy showed a sharp deterioration

19. Gulf bourses act to lure foreign capital

Equity markets throughout the region are taking steps to attract global investors who withdrew after the downturn and last year’s Arab spring

20. Haircuts on repos will jeopardise recovery

A mandatory haircut would not stop banks cutting back their credit line in another crisis, so why are regulators pushing such a flawed idea?

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WORLD EQUITIES: WALL STREET JOURNAL VIDEO FEEDS

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WSJ.com Video - Markets

WSJ.com Video - Markets

1. Buffett on Europe, China, Berkshire Stock Price

In an interview with WSJ's Colin Barr, Berkshire Hathaway CEO and President Warren Buffett gives his views on the unsteady global economy and on what the company will do with its massive cash reserves. Photo: Getty Images

2. Barron's 500: Top Corporate Performers

The Barron's 500 is our annual ranking of companies based on their revenue and cash flow return on investment conducted by HOLT, a unit of Credit Suisse. This year CF Industries Holdings, Apple, Southern Copper, Qualcomm and Visa top our list.

3. Jobs Numbers Dent Stocks

A disappointing reading from the jobs market sank stocks and plunged the Nasdaq Composite Index to its biggest single-session drop since November. Paul Vigna has details on The News Hub. Photo: AP.

4. Time To Pull SEC Investment Adviser Oversight?

WSJ's Jason Zweig checks in on Mean Street to explain the current battle in Washington over whether the SEC should be relieved of overseeing the nation's 28,000 investment advisers. Photo: Getty Images.

5. Here's How To Make Money With Facebook Stock

WSJ's Rolfe Winkler stops by Mean Street to explain that the Facebook IPO offers something unique to investors compared to other recent tech IPOs: an opportunity to make a profit. Photo: Getty Images.

6. Weak Jobs Report Spooks Markets

WSJ's Steven Russolillo visits Mean Street to discuss the broad declines seen on Wall Street following the release of the April jobs report. Photo: Getty Images.

7. MarketWatch Week Ahead: Buffett, Earnings

Laura Mandaro reviews the week ahead in markets, including Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, and earnings from Disney and Cisco. Photo: Bloomberg.

8. It's Good to Have Friends With Money

Mark Zuckerberg and six others own nearly half of Facebook's stock. Marcelo Prince explains what Zuckerberg, Sean Parker, and even Goldman Sachs stand to gain when the company goes public in May. Photo: AP.

9. All Bets Are Off In May: It's An Election Year

Wall Street is consumed by the phenomenon of "sell in May and go away" because it's worked so well the past two years. But this year is an election year in the U.S., and that means all bets are off since stocks typically rise in the six to seven months preceding a U.S. election. MarketWatch's Editor In Chief David Callaway has more.

10. The Week's Markets Winners and Losers

Jonathan Cheng on Markets Hub reviews the week's winners and losers in the markets. Photo: Bloomberg.

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WORLD EQUITIES: MARKETWATCH PODCAST - MORNING STOCK TALK

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MarketWatch Morning Stock Talk

Hear about what's driving the stock market from those in the know. MarketWatch Radio talks about the big stock movers, economic data and investment trends with Wall Street's top analysts, strategists and traders. Get the blow-by-blow on the markets when you need it most.

1. At the NYSE, Larry Kofsky looks at the week ahead

What can we expect for stocks in the sessions ahead? Larry Kofsky checks in with Hugh Johnson of Hugh Johnson Advisors for a preview.

2. Andre Julian: Fed's support key to market

Stocks may be heading much lower if the central bank pulls away from future stimulus, according to Andre Julian, senior market strategist, OpVest Wealth Management. He tells Larry Kofsky investors can expect market volatility for years to come.

3. Johnson: Market has to give ground

"This market has got to give ground," says Hugh Johnson, chairman and chief investment officer at Hugh Johnson Advisors. He tells MarketWatch Radio's Larry Kofsky that "maybe this is wishful thinking," but he would like to see prices start to look "really compelling" again.

4. Hodges: It's always something

"It seems there's always something to worry about, says Craig Hodges, co-manager of the Hodges Small Cap Fund. Hodges tells MarketWatch Radio's Larry Kofsky that "if it's not Greece or Spain, it's jobs or even the election coming up." But he says stocks are still underowned, and the challenge is to figure out which ones are mispriced.

5. Stephen Hammers: Difficult for profits to continue

Macro problems around the world will limit Wall Street to the gains we've already seen, according to Stephen Hammers, portfolio manager, Compass EMP Alternative Strategies Fund. He tells Larry Kofsky from here, stocks will move sideways or down.

6. Smith: Down day but "nice recovery" from last week

The market may have limped across the finish line in April, but it's not all bad. "As recently as a week and a half ago, we were down about 4.8 percent," notes Hank Smith, chief investment officer at Haverford Investments. He tells MarketWatch Radio's Larry Kofsky that, after "getting close to a correction ... we've made a nice little recovery from last week."

7. At the NYSE, Larry Kofsky looks at the week ahead

Will the April jobs report bring better news than the previous month? MarketWatch Radio's Larry Kofsky previews what's ahead with Phil Silverman of Kingsview Management.

8. Danielson hopeful about April jobs report

The market is shrugging off a lackluster GDP report and instead focusing on upbeat news on consumer spending, according to Loren Danielson of RBC Wealth Management. He tells Alisa Parenti he's hopeful the April jobs report will show gains.

9. Skrainka 'cautiously optimistic' about summer

Investors will be cautious ahead of next week's big jobs report, according to Alan Skrainka, chief investment officer, Cornerstone Wealth Management. He tells Larry Kofsky he's cautiously optimistic about stock gains over the summer.

10. Manning: Oil more pressing than elections

Candidates are talking about oil, so why aren't companies? Bob Manning of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney says the impact of elevated energy prices has largely been missing from earnings guidance, and that worries him more than who takes Washington in November.

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WORLD EQUITIES: MARKETWATCH - STUPID INVESTMENTS

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MarketWatch Stupid Investment of the Week

Stupid Investment of the Week is designed to be an educational exercise, highlighting the conditions and problems that make an investment far from ideal for the average consumer, thereby making it easier to root out bad investments when you come across them.

1. Newsletter sells credibility, betrays trust

When the Elite Stock Report took $600,000 to do a promotional circular for a tiny gold stock, it lost all credibility. At that point, the best thing that MarketWatch Senior Columnsit Chuck Jaffe can say about the newsletter is that it's the "Stupid Investment of the Week."

2. Gerber Grow-Up Plan never grows up or gets better

When Chuck Jaffe was starting the Stupid Investment of the Week column in 2003, he looked at the Gerber Grow-Up Plan. Recently, he took a fresh look at this insurance plan for kids, and he says it's still ugly.

3. This life insurance policy is a grave mistake

Many consumers have "get life insurance" on their list of Ne3w Year's resolutions, but clicking on the e-mail pitches being sent by Globe Life and Accident Insurance Co. could result in paying too much for coverage that's ineffective. It's Chuck Jaffe's Stupid Investment of the Week.

4. DreamWorks could be an investor's nightmare

While DreamWorks will most likely have a hit on its hands when it releases "Shrek Forever After," MarketWatch Senior Columnist Chuck Jaffe says the stock's 2009 run-up has it poised to disappoint, and he makes it his Stupid Investment of the Week.

5. Morningstar's 'best funds' list comes up short

Morningstar Mutual Funds has released its annual look at the funds it thinks will do best in the year ahead, but MarketWatch columnist Chuck Jaffe says investors would be ill-advised to look at the list and buy any of the funds.

6. Gold may be flying, but this gold stock's a turkey

With gold at all-time highs in the middle of a rally that shows no signs of ending, investors can see the potential in almost any gold stock. MarketWatch Senior Columnist Chuck Jaffe shows why that potential won't be reached with a stock like American Sierra Gold Corp., a mining issue that is his Stupid Investment of the Week.

7. This currency play is chump change

While investors may fear the falling dollar, picking a currency fund to try to profit from its weakness is a redundant strategy for an average investor. If they have foreign stock or bond funds, chances are they have their currency play. Making things worse would be taking on a bad currency fund, like Morgan Stanley FX Alpha Plus Chuck Jaffe's Stupid Investment of the Week.

8. This new ETF will Dent and scratch your portfolio

AdviserShares has given market prognosticator Harry S. Dent a new crack at running a fund. But with Dent's spotty track record for getting things right -- and his lousy record running a past mutual fund -- MarketWatch senior Columnist Chuck Jaffe wonders why anyone would take a chance on the fund.

9. Despite gains, Fannie Mae is still down and out

Fannie Mae is up 500% since its 52-week low, but MarketWatch Senior Columnist Chuck Jaffe says the stock's fair-market value is zero and that average investors shouldn't be fooled by the rebound.

10. Ultra-short funds deliver the worst of two worlds

Ultra-short bond funds are designed to occupy a spot on the risk scale between money-market funds and short-term bond funds, but MarketWatch Senior Columnist Chuck Jaffe says they are really between a rock and a hard place, not as safe as cash investments, not yielding as much as short-term bond investments. That's why he's made the entire category of funds his Stupid Investment of the Week.

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WORLD EQUITIES: PODCAST - THIS WEEK IN BARRONS

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This Week in Barron's

Highlights of top articles in the current edition of Barron's magazine.

1. This Week in Barron's, May 7, 2012

This Week in Barron's: As the U.S. airline industry consolidates into three carriers investors may want to take a look at United Continental; UK Insurer, UNUM Group, has made changes for the future, starting with getting out of long-term care and focusing on profitability and steadying returns; Watson Pharmaceuticals makes a global acquisition that will help make them a major player on the international stage; Western farmers are planting less rice just as inventories are expected to plummet, and with no change in demand expect a drastic price change;

2. This Week in Barron's, April 30, 2012

This Week in Barron's: Ebay has revolutionized how people buy online and now Ebay has found a way to once again reposition itself for the future; For investors trying to minimize volatility, ETFs have been an option, but they are not for all investors; A retail distributor responsible to brands like Izod and Kenneth Cole is underpriced with a great growth potential ; Silver has seemed to lose its shine from last year as volatility rocks the once popular commodity;

3. This Week in Barron's, April 23, 2012

This week in Barron's: Barron's 'Big Money' poll shows that more than half of the respondents are bullish on stocks; A leading maker of Semi-conductors for hard drives and networks has a solid cache of customers for years to come and could see a profitable surge from here on out; With healthcare reform looming states are looking to private companies like Centene and Amerigroup to run their Medicaid programs; Spam celebrates its 75th year and is going strong as ever worldwide.

4. This Week in Barron's, April 16, 2012

This Week in Barron's: student loan debt is piling up at an alarming rate and with a dismal job market student loan debt could keep the economic recovery moving at a slow pace; Some think Kohl's is a great place to find a bargain in stocks; Good value could be found among tech stocks; A new study shows that farm animals are increasing in population which in turn is added to the greenhouse effect.

5. This Week in Barron's, April 9, 2012

This Week in Barron's: Japan's market scored its best quarter since 1988, which means things could finally turn around for the world's 3rd largest economy; See how foreclosures may have aided in part of the economic recovery; With earning season upon us, Barron's takes a look at a sector that has some solid undervalued companies; Mutual funds, see who has moved to the front of the pack and who has fallen behind.

6. This Week In Barron's, April 2, 2012

This Week in Barron's: President Obama may have the odds on his side for re-election but the Republicans are in position to take control of the senate and improve its majority in the house; Natural gas prices continue to fall as inventories reach their highest level for this time of year; Stock screening tools for the savvy investor trying to sort the winners from the losers; More companies are warning of lower expectations for first quarter earnings;

7. WSJ's Your Money Matters P.M., March 29, 2012

Rising gasoline prices so far haven't done too much damage to consumers' moods ... plus, a look at a new electric car that's also a luxury sedan. Jim Chesko reports.

8. This Week in Barron's, March 26, 2012

This Week in Barron's: John Deere is expanding around the world, while remaining dominant in the US, A slot machine maker should benefit from all the casinos cropping up around the country, Upstart carriers are using the Latin American airline market to take off, Apple's decision to pay a dividend could cause other companies to follow suit.

9. This Week in Barron's, March 19, 2012

This Week in Barron's: There is a feeling that home prices will soon hit bottom and the housing market could start to see a turnaround within the year; Novartis could be a good bargain, low stock price, healthy business mix, and a strong outlook on profits; Qualcomm is turning into the Intel of mobile computing and communications, as the provider of technology and chips for almost every smart phone being manufactured; American Eagle is in the midst of a turnaround, under new leadership and regaining losses from the past few year.

10. This Week in Barron's, March 12, 2012

This Week in Barron's: Lately some have speculated that the recent stock-market rally has legs, yet two trusted sources see things differently; Harmon Industries, best known for Home Audio and sound systems for Sports Arenas is looking to be the king of the car console, and has already set the groundwork; Barron's looks at domestic small-cap funds, that tend to be less risky than emerging market funds and still provide a nice return; Retailer Ann Taylor has plans for an expansion after coming out of the recession with good numbers;

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