This Week's 'Barron's' Roundup

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

13 Cyclicals to Buy Now: Barron's identifies 13 cyclical stocks that could be great buys if the economy starts to improve later this year. Among the names mentioned are Nucor(NUE Quote), Southwest Airlines(LUV Quote), KLA-Tencor(KLAC Quote) and Johnson Controls(JCI 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 Citigroup(C Quote) and MasterCard(MA Quote), plus a bearish piece on hhgregg(HGG Quote).

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Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Alpha Natural Resources(ANR Quote), Leap Wireless International(LEAP Quote) and BioMimetic Therapeutics(BMTI Quote).

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'Speaking of Dividends': This Barron's column highlights the latest dividend increases, initiations and cutbacks. This week there's information on El Paso Pipeline(EPB Quote) and Western Gas(WES 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' shares. There has been interesting activity in hhgregg(HGG Quote), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals(SPPI Quote), Livewire Mobile(LVWR Quote) and eDiets.com(DIET Quote).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on Allscripts(MDRX Quote), Volterra(VLTR Quote) and M&T Bank(MTB 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