This Week's Barron's Roundup

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Barron's Top Retail Stocks: This interview with retail specialist Shawn Kravetz of Esplanade Capital reveals he believes retail stocks have room to grow, and he gives his favorites, as well as one stock he distinctly does not like.

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Barron's MLP Candidates: Master-Limited Partnerships have outperformed the market and other utilities in recent years. Here's the list of companies that could show massive gains if they were to spin off some assets into MLPs.

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Barron's Options Point to Takeover Targets: By looking at the options that are being bid up we can sometimes spot the next takeover targets or stocks targeted by activists. Here's the list of companies with suspicious options activity. Anheuser-Busch(BUD) is mentioned specifically as being a potential target of Pershing Capital.

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Barron's Internet Content Players: All of the online ad stocks are getting scooped up. Are the Internet content players such as The Knot(KNOT) or Bankrate(RATE) next?

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Barron's Teleconferencing Boom: Every company in the teleconference space is a candidate to get bought by a larger player. Who are the winners here?

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Barron's Longleaf Funds: Interview and the top picks of one of the best mutual fund families ever.

1 What would best describe your stance heading into the coming week of trading? Bullish Bearish Neutral 2 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move up in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities 3 Which of these sectors do you think is set to move down in the coming week? --Choose One--Aerospace and DefenseAirlinesAutomobilesBeverages and Food ProductsBiotechnologyCommercial BanksComputers and PeripheralsConsumer NondurablesEnergy Equipment & ServicesHMOs and HospitalsHomebuildingInsuranceIntegrated OilInternet, Software ServicesInvestment Bankers and BrokersMediaMultiline RetailPharmaceuticalsPrecious MetalsSemis, Semi EquipmentTelecom EquipmentTobacco and AlcoholWireless CommunicationsUtilities View the results without voting

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