Wednesday's Blog Watch

 

Editor's note: Every morning, James Altucher presents the most timely, topical posts from the Web's best business blogs.

Jim Rogers was on CNBC yesterday saying oil is going to $100. If you think this is the case, check out a study we did of the top stocks correlated to oil. The results were surprising (for instance, Exxon (XOM) is not on the list).


Mr. No DooDahs likes Selective Insurance Group (SIGI).


Eric Savitz wonders whether RealNetworks (RNWK) is overvalued.


The 25 fastest-growing public technology companies, according to Forbes.


The 10Q Detective suggests that hurricanes might be good for Abatix (ABIX).


Google (GOOG) earnings contest: After earnings are released Wednesday, how much will Google be up or down on Thursday?


BioHealth Investors believes the whole KGB radiation poisoning, combined with a government contract, could set shares of Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals (HEPH) on fire.


The Long Tail has some interesting stats about how much the top 10 concert tours made in 2006.


Roger Ehrenberg -- former derivatives trader, hedge fund allocator, banker, and now CEO of Monitor110 -- has a must-see interview with Wallstrip (and he talks about Stockpickr).


Stockerblog points out the geothermal stocks that are heating up.


Market University breaks it down on shares of Starbucks (SBUX).


Compete.com has the top online dating sites for December and, of course, Yahoo! (YHOO) tops the list.


24/7 Wall St. believes the breakup value of Disney (DIS) is over $39 and the breakup value of Apple (AAPL) is $84.


Jeff Matthews Is Not Making This Up gives out his "not making it up awards" and the results are hilarious.


Financial Skeptic is skeptical (what else?) of Mattel (MAT).


People assume Howard Hughes was simply eccentric or an insane billionaire. My article this morning says his legacy was much, much greater and notes the current $50 billion worth of public companies that still are affected by his touch.

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At the time of publication, Altucher and/or his fund had no positions in any of the stocks mentioned, although positions may change at any time.

James Altucher is a managing partner at Formula Capital, an alternative asset management firm that runs several quantitative-based hedge funds as well as a fund of hedge funds. He is also the author of Trade Like a Hedge Fund and Trade Like Warren Buffett. Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. Altucher appreciates your feedback; click here to send him an email.

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