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This Week's Barron's Roundup
05/04/08 - 10:25 AM EDT
Editor's note: Welcome to Stockpickr's "Barron's Roundup." Each weekend, James Altucher presents Stockpickr portfolios related to articles in the latest issue of Barron's. Speaking of Dividends: This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week there's information on IBMIBM, Exxon MobilXOM and ChevronCVX.
Bullish and Bearish: Each week, Barron's publishes bullish and bearish stories on a variety of stocks. We present summaries of those stories in this portfolio. This week, there are bullish stories on Melco PBL EntertainmentMPEL, General DynamicsGD and Time WarnerTWX, plus a bearish piece on CiscoCSCO.
Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Circuit CityCC, Enzon PharmaceuticalENZN and Bronco DrillingBRNC.
Research Reports: The latest analyst research reports highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on VisaV, Rockwell CollinsCOL and EntergyETR.
Top Insider Purchases of the Week: Insider purchases are a lot more predictive than insider selling. Barron's lists companies where managers are buying stock, and we build a portfolio with those companies' stocks. There has been interesting activity in Schering-PloughSGP, MBIAMBI, Valence TechnologyVLNC and Kimberly-ClarkKMB.
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