Altucher's Blog Watch: March 13

Stock quotes in this article: CHK , BAM , STP , MSFT , YHOO , HD , DIS , TWX , XM , SIRI  

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

Maxim Integrated and more appear on today's system trades of the day.


The Financial Alchemist figures out why Chesapeake Energy(CHK Quote) is the top energy stock to go long right now.


I'm embarrassed. I showed Jim Cramer Brookfield Asset Management(BAM Quote) about a year ago and spoke with him about its merits. Yesterday in Stockpickr Answers, he explains why he no longer likes it.


Cowen has an actionable trading call on solar play, Suntech Power(STP Quote).


Freakonomics talks to a call girl about the Spitzer affair in a great interview.


Will Microsoft(MSFT Quote) still be interested if Yahoo!(YHOO Quote) blows earnings on Monday?


Home Depot(HD Quote) gets the coveted spot of the pick of the week at the Dividend Guy's blog.


Disney's(DIS Quote) Iger could care less about buying Time Warner's(TWX Quote) AOL.


It looks like Mel Karmazin is optimistic about an XM(XM Quote)/Sirius(SIRI Quote) merger.


King Louis XV declared it the only metal fit for a king. Platinum has gone up 400% to gold's meager 100% in the past 10 years. Here are the best platinum stocks.

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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 president of Stockpickr LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TheStreet.com and part of its network of Web properties, and a managing partner at Formula Capital, an alternative asset management firm that runs a fund of hedge funds. He is also a weekly columnist for the Financial Times and the author of Trade Like a Hedge Fund, Trade Like Warren Buffett and SuperCa$h. 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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