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5 Stocks That Benefit From Others' Losses
These companies could gain from the financial misery of its peers. They include Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Staples, Intel and Tiffany & Co.
http://www.smartmoney.com/Investing/Stocks/5-Stocks-That-Benefit-From-Others-Losses/
11 Surprising Market Indicators
Does a woman's hemline/skirt length predict where the market is headed? This theory suggests if skirts are short, markets are on the rise. Conversely, if skirts are long, markets are heading down. This is just one of the surprising indicators for markets. Others include the Boston Snow Indicator, Super Bowl Indicator, Billboard Top 100 Indicator and Lipstick Indicator.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/29257460
The Risk From Underwater Homeowners
Obama's $75 billion mortgage rescue plan doesn't address the danger that more homeowners whose equity has evaporated might just walk away.
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/feb2009/db20090218_423745.htm?campaign_id=twxa
Will Car Owners Be Abandoned, Too?
Those who own Saabs, Saturns or Hummers could face some pretty dire consequences if no one buys the brands. Here's what to expect.
http://www.smartmoney.com/Spending/Autos/Will-Car-Owners-also-Be-Abandoned/
Gold Parties Are All the Craze
Linda Barone, a schoolteacher from Kearny, N.J., was looking forward to a night out with the girls. She went to a friend's house to socialize and walked away some $300 richer. It wasn't poker night. It was a gold party, where a group of friends - usually women - get together and sell their golden valuables.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/29169428
Second Acts in Careers
In these perilous economic times, even people who still have jobs fear that they may soon have to scrounge up a second act for their careers. Fear not: It can be done, and done very well. From the Emmy-winning 'Desperate Housewives' actress to the archaeologist to the photographer to the chef these seven people managed to segue from Plan A to Plan B and find fulfillment along the way.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/11/starting-second-career-leadership_0211_jobs_land.html
Will Rich Ross really have a positive impact on Disney's movie operations?
Consumers sick of recession, may spend extra on holidays
Corrections, seasonality and Santa Claus
