This Week's 'Barron's' Roundup

Stock quotes in this article: DIS , TWX , LYV , GS , BBBY , STD , JPM  

Editor's note: Welcome to "Barron's Roundup." Each weekend, Stockpickr presents portfolios related to articles in the latest issue of Barron's.

Cheap Old Media: Barron's sees opportunity in Old Media companies that are adapting to technological and demographical changes and still grabbing eyeballs. Among the names mentioned are Walt Disney(DIS Quote), Time Warner(TWX Quote) and Live Nation(LYV Quote).


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 Goldman Sachs Group(GS Quote), Bed Bath & Beyond(BBBY Quote) and Banco Santander(STD Quote).


Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Interactive Brokers Group(IBKR Quote), Jazz Pharmaceuticals(JAZZ Quote) and Bronco Drilling(BRNC Quote).


'Speaking of Dividends': This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week there's information on Fastenal(FAST Quote) and Core Laboratories(CLB Quote).


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' shares. There has been interesting activity in JPMorgan Chase(JPM Quote), Discover Financial Services(DFS Quote), Equity One(EQY Quote) and Nile Therapeutics(NLTX Quote).


Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on PetMed Express(PETS Quote), Take Two Interactive Software(TTWO Quote) and Fluor(FLR Quote).


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