Dirt cheap stocks, best & worst CEOs and best college values - Today in Money 1/9

Posted Jan 9th 2009 9:23AM by Allan Halprin
Filed under: Yahoo! (YHOO), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Home Depot (HD), Citigroup Inc. (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Money and Finance Today, Circuit City Stores (CC), Research in Motion (RIMM), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Lehman Br Holdings (LEH)

In the News:

· U.S. Loses 524,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Up 7.2%, Highest Since 1993 and Worst Year in 60 Years

· Fed Uncover 2 More Investor Ponzi Schemes Including One Being Run by 82-Year Old

· Clients Who Made Money With Bernie Madoff Now Face a Dilemma

· Citi Backs Anti-Foreclosure Plan

· New Homes Being Built Smaller

· Mortgage Rates Fall for 10th Straight Week and to New Record Low

· Obama Team Urges Delay in Digital TV Transition

· For BlackBerry, Obama's Devotion Is Priceless

Dirt Cheap Stocks
Seven extraordinary bargains that should emerge from the recession stronger than ever. They include Hewlett-Packard, Autodesk, Crane, EMCOR Group, KBR and CF Industries Holdings.
http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2009/02/dirt-cheap-stocks.html

Best & Worst Managers of 2008
The best leaders have not only ridden out the crisis so far but also gleaned valuable, often profitable, lessons from it. The worst? Well, some helped set the economic crisis in motion; others became paragons of bad judgment in a time of trouble. Among the best are Obama's chief strategiest David Axelrod, Home Depot CEO Frank Blake, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. Among the worst were Bear Stearns CEO James Cayne, Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld, Circuit City CEO Philip Schoonover and Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang.
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/01/0108_best_worst/index.htm?technology+slideshows

7 Inauguration Day Rip-Offs
Citizens planning to watch President-elect Obama get sworn in will have to pay up for the honor. To see how much it will cost to witness history in the making, we went shopping for everything from inaugural ball tickets to a car ride to the event. Here are seven ways attendees of the 56th inauguration are getting gouged.
http://www.smartmoney.com/Spending/Rip-offs/7-Ways-Inauguration-Attendees-May-Get-Gouged/

Best Values in Private Colleges
Despite shrinking endowments, these schools deliver an affordable, high-quality education. These institutions, led by Pomona College among liberal-arts colleges and the California Institute of Technology among universities, provide a top-quality education at an affordable price-usually with generous financial aid.
http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2009/01/best_value_private_colleges_09.html

100 Tips to Help You Save Money in 2009
Make 2009 a little easier on your wallet with these ways to save hard-to-come-by dollars in every area of your life.
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/FinancialForecast/20081229-100-tips-for-2009-a1.asp

How Would You Like to Make $6 Million Sitting on Your Couch?
Recessions can be a great time to start your own business. Thanks to the Web and a variety of other resources, it's cheaper and easier than ever to start one at home.
http://www.inc.com/articles/2009/01/pajamas.html
Plus: 11 Businesses You Can Start in Your Pajamas

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