This Week's 'Barron's' Roundup

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.

Famous Raider: Barron's speaks with corporate raider and hedge fund manager Carl Icahn, chairman of Icahn Associates. Icahn says his hedge fund has a big cash position and that he sees opportunity in senior debt and some equities. Stocks he likes include Yahoo!(YHOO Quote) and Motorola(MOT Quote).

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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 Biogen Idec(BIIB Quote), Nasdaq OMX Group(NDAQ Quote) and AllianceBernstein(AB Quote).

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Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Enzon Pharmaceuticals(ENZN Quote), Thomson Reuters(TRIN Quote) and Orient-Express Hotels(OEH Quote).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on EnerSys(ENS Quote)ValueClick(VCLK Quote) and U.S. Bancorp(USB Quote).

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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 Thornburg Mortgage(TMA Quote), Dish Networks(DISH Quote), Valence Technology(VLNC Quote) and Loral Space & Communications(LORL Quote).

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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