Tuesday's Daily Blog Watch

04/10/07 - 07:29 AM EDT

James Altucher

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

These are the highest-yielding stocks with tax-free dividends.


Newsosaur speculates that New York Times (NYT Quote) might have to go private. If it does, I believe the Sulzbergers will win big with the About.com asset.


Stockpickr's System Trades of the Day include trades triggering on Matrix Service (MTRX Quote) and Palm (PALM Quote).


The OTC Speculator is back! Here's the latest update to his favorite micro-cap picks.


I have a long story that doesn't normally fit into Blog Watch. In 2003 I was trying to pitch Jack Binion of Binion's Casino to invest in my hedge fund. I went out to Las Vegas to visit him. He said, "OK, let's go out to dinner." I thought this was going to be off the charts. Going out with Jack Binion in Las Vegas. We would be royalty. Instead, we went to Cheesecake Factory (CAKE Quote) and waited in line with the rest. But the food was unbelievable!


The Quant Investor discusses an interesting calendar-based trading system.


Doubleclick is not the only potential acquisition out there. Google (GOOG Quote), Yahoo! (YHOO Quote) and Kodak (EK Quote) could be in a race to buy the largest photo-sharing Web site out there, Photobucket.


Alcoa's (AA Quote) earnings are tonight. Here's how they've traded the past 20 times they announced earnings, both up and down.


Stock Market Beat believes the hit against Advanced Micro Devices (AMD Quote) was perhaps too much.


Wow! Stockmasters believes now is the time to check out Vonage (VG Quote).


Here's a quirky list of public small-cap stocks in the Washington, D.C. area.


This is a nice job by 24/7 Wall St. on analyzing the breakup value of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI Quote) prior to the Warren Buffett purchase.


It's just stunning how quickly the entire music industry fell apart.


Well, it had to happen. More women than men are on the Internet.


Marketbeat looks at the index of the common man -- the top stocks owned by investment clubs.


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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