"As steel prices continue to climb, one company that is set to profit handsomely is Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF)," says Bill Martin.

Adding to the stock's appeal, the editor of BullMarket.com explains, "Event-driven hedge fund Harbinger Capital has been an aggressive buyer of the stock." Here's his review of the situation.

"Shares of Cleveland-Cliffs have been on fire, up over 150% year over year and they have more than doubled year to date. The Cleveland, Ohio-based company is the largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America and a major supplier of metallurgical coal to the global steel-making industry.

"Cleveland-Cliffs benchmarks iron ore prices to the price of steel, so when steel prices rise, so do iron ore prices. The company said all of its North American iron ore mines are producing at or near capacity.

"Cleveland-Cliffs ended the first quarter of 2008 with $186.5 million of cash and cash equivalents and $600 million in borrowings outstanding under an $800 million credit facility. The company expects to generate approximately $700 million in cash from operations in FY08 as it sells through its inventory.

"Event-driven hedge fund Harbinger Capital was an aggressive buyer of the stock in May, paying between $76.96 to $104.75 a share to add to its position in the name. For the month, the firm spent approximately $338.5 million to acquire nearly 3.7 million shares.

"Executives from Waste Management (NYSE: WMI), a stock on our recommended list, presented the company's case to Wall Street at a conference sponsored by J.P. Morgan," says Bill Martin.

In his BullMarket.com newsletter, the advisor explains, "We reviewed the presentation from CEO David Steiner and CFO Robert Simpson and found the company's story to be quite compelling for long-term investors."

"Steiner began by outlining some of the basic drivers of the company's business. Waste Management is the nation's largest trash hauler, and he pointed out that it along with its two-largest competitors own two-thirds of the nation's landfill space.

"The percentage, he said, will only increase over time as municipalities, which for the most part own the remaining third, aren't investing in new capacity the way private industry is.

"Since the biggest cost component is the tipping fees charged by landfills -- it amounts to 40% of total costs -- the more landfill space the company operates, the more it is able to capture those fees from other haulers.

"Landfills also form the basis for the company's initiatives in transforming the methane gas that builds up naturally in landfills into fuel for its trucks. The company plans to invest $70 million this year in efforts to convert landfill gas to fuel.

"The boom in natural gas prices has been good for North American producers and their investors, both of which continue to be upbeat on the sector as share prices also keep rising," says Bill Martin.

In his exceptional BullMarket.com, he looks at SandRidge Energy (NYSE: SD), where its billionaire CEO as well as a director have continued to buy shares, despite the stock trading near "peak levels."

"Oklahoma City-based SandRidge focuses on the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the West Texas Overthrust, East Texas, and Mid-Continent (Oklahoma) regions.

"President, and CEO Tom Ward purchased 460,000 shares at $48.95 on May 19th/20th, which increased his already substantial holdings to nearly 36.95 million shares, or a 25.27% stake.

"It was the first purchase for Ward since he announced in March his attention to buy up to $100 million in stock on the open market this year. His only other open-market purchase came in November 2007, when he took down 4.17 million shares at $26.00 in the company's initial public offering.

"In bear markets, a traditional safe haven for investors has been to seek out stocks with high dividend yields and ideally the potential for share-price appreciation," notes Bill Martin.

In his exceptional trading and investing service, BullMarket.com, he notes, "One of our favorites for income is Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT), a real estate investment trust, which offers an 8.5% yield.

"Hospitality Properties Trust invests in hotels and travel centers, the latter being otherwise known as truck stops. If it doesn't sound very glamorous, this REIT nonetheless currently pays a $3.08 a share annual dividend, good for a pre-tax 8.5% yield with the stock trading in the mid-$30s range.

"It buys hotels principally for income and secondarily for appreciation potential. All of its properties are run under long-term combination agreements that usually require the operators to pay the company minimum returns or rent plus a share of the increased cash flows realized over time.

"It doesn't favor any one hotel brand, operating under such names as Hyatt Place, Spring Hill Suites, Marriott Residence Inn, Radisson, Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza, and Courtyard hotels.

Even a billion dollar fine does not deter Bill Martin from his long-tererm bullish stance on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). In his BullMarket.com, the expert trader looks at "Mr. Softie."

"Microsoft was slapped with a record $1.35 billion fine by the European Commission (EC) for failing to comply with its 2004 antitrust ruling. The EC is the executive arm of the European Union (EU). The fine is the largest ever levied against a company by the commission.

"At issue is a 2004 decision rendered by the EC -- which was ultimately upheld by the Court of First Instance in September 2007 -- that Microsoft was using its dominant position to bully competition and charge unreasonably high royalty fees.

"As such, the commission told 'Mr. Softie' it must promote interoperability by opening its interface documentation to certain developers and do so at a fair price. Microsoft did not fully comply, according to the EC. For its part, Mr. Softie said in a statement that it was "reviewing" the penalty. However, when all is said and done, in addition to earlier penalties, Microsoft will end up having forked over $2.5 billion to the EU's antitrust regulator.

"There are only a handful of companies in the world that could catch a $1.35 billion fine and not see their stocks sell-off dramatically on the day, and Microsoft is one of them. Although hefty, the fine is just a drop in the bucket for the firm.

"In our opinion, the EU seems to be grandstanding given the timing of the announcement, and it looks as if this song and dance between the two will play on for a good while longer. This is a just a small distraction in an otherwise great story, though, as Microsoft's core software business just continues to roll along. We rate the stock a 'Buy'."

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"Our favorite conservative pick for 2008 is natural gas transmission, storage, and distribution company Southern Union (NYSE: SUG)," says Bill Martin, editor of BullMarket.com.

"Over the last few years, Southern Union has transformed itself from a staid utility company to a faster-growing pipeline and LNG-centric company. The company recently announced plans to create its own master limited partnership (MLP) into which it will transfer a portion of its gathering and processing assets.

"Southern Union's stock has been under some pressure recently, as investors were disappointed that the company didn't sell its pipeline assets to another MLP after being offered a substantial premium to its purchasing price a few years ago. However, management believes these assets can create greater shareholder value over time as a standalone MLP, and we agree.

"We expect several catalysts to kick-in for Southern Union in 2008. Under the favorable tax structure of an MLP, the market should value Southern Union's pipeline assets at a much higher multiple than they are currently priced at.

For 25 years, Steven Halpern, editor of TheStockAdvisors.com, has surveyed the leading financial newsletter advisors asking for their favorite stocks for the coming year. This article is one of 100+ ideas in the Best Stocks for 2008 report.

"Our favorite speculative play for 2008 is auto supplier Tenneco (NYSE: TEN)," says Bill Martin, editor of BullMarket.com. "The stock has been hammered along with the rest of the auto parts sector of late due to weak US auto sales and a slew of analyst downgrades.

"However, the company is taking market share, and is a solid play on tightening global emissions standards. On a macro level, there is considerable momentum in favor of emissions regulations right now, and this is allowing Tenneco to expand into additional markets, rapidly expand its technology road map, and win customers with the most innovative products available. In fact, we view Tenneco more as a technology company in a high-growth market than simply an auto parts supplier.

"The company faces a number of headwinds, including production cuts by the Big Three US automakers and rising steel prices. So far, though, the company has been able to 'outgrow' its weaker markets and mitigate input costs through aftermarket price increases to OE customers.

"Tenneco should also benefit from reducing the leverage on its balance sheet. We anticipate that growing cash flows and the increased size and diversity of its business will lead to a lower cost of capital and allow shareholders to benefit from reduced interest expense. Taken all together, we think Tenneco will be a solid performer in 2008 amidst low expectations."