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.

Peak Gasoline: This Barron's article contends that America's demand for gasoline may have peaked in 2007, when the nation used 400 million gallons a day. That could be bearish for oil refiners who do most of their business in the U.S. Among the stocks mentioned are Tesoro(TSO Quote), Sunoco(SUN Quote) and Valero(VLO 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 Activision Blizzard(ATVI Quote) and Expeditors(EXPD Quote), plus a bearish piece on AIG(AIG 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 Altria Group(MO Quote) and Guess?(GES Quote).

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Latest Activist Purchases: Which companies are the top hedge funds chasing? This week's list includes names like Orexigen Therapeutics(OREX Quote), Florida Public Utilities(FPU Quote) and Align Technology(ALGN 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 Avi Biopharma(AVII Quote), Wal-Mart Stores(WMT Quote), Seagate Technology(STX Quote) and AT&T(T Quote).

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Research Reports: The latest analyst research highlighted by Barron's, including reports this week on America's Car Mart(CRMT Quote), NetApp(NTAP Quote) and InterContinental Exchange(ICE 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