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James Altucher

Of course Google (GOOG Quote) is first. But it's interesting to see the rest of the best companies to work for in America.

This interview that Searchblog did with a new IACI exec calls into question Google's important revenue relationship with Ask.com.

Stockmasters lists its top five dividend stocks for 2007.

Information Arbitrage notes SAC Capital destroyed it in 2006.

According to his bio on SP, Karan Vaswani has turned $3.7 million into $19 million over the past five years. Here's his current portfolio.

Crossing Wall Street looks at Intel (INTC Quote) then and now..

I set up a portfolio of mid-cap value plays that are potential takeover candidates. Basically I look for P/E less than or equal to 10 and a quick ratio of greater than or equal to 1.0. A quick ratio is a measure of a company's liquidity and ability to meet its obligations. Often referred to as "acid test ratio," it is derived by subtracting inventories from current assets and then dividing by current liabilities. Typically, a quick ratio greater than 1 is good and indicates a company does not have to rely on the sale of inventory to pay the bills. Great post: A Dash of Insight educates us on how to look at the inflation reports from the government..

If you don't mind the smoke, here's the highest-yielding tobacco stocks.

Alligator Investor runs CGI through his value screen.

Notable Calls thinks Coldwater Creek might be a bounce play here despite its recent bad news.

Eric Savitz continues to debate if XM (XMSR Quote) and Sirius (SIRI Quote) will merge.

ValuePlays wonders what Sears (SHLD Quote) will do with all of that cash and speculates it will take another step toward becoming a mini-Berkshire.

And for those who like mega-investor Eddie Lampert, the head of Sears, here are all his holdings a la Stockpickr.

Everything you wanted to know about Super Bowl ads but were afraid to ask.