"Each week, we assess the market's strongest stocks and highlight ten that appear to offer the best prospects," explains Mike Cintolo.

The editor of Cabot Top Ten adds, "Below, we offer our fundamental and technical analysis of three technology stocks that meet this criteria: F5 (FFIV), a player in cloud computing; NetApp (NTAP), a leader in networked data storage; and SanDisk (SNDK), the global leader of the solid state flash memory industry.

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"In our opinion, Chinese Internet search company Baidu (BIDU) remains the top growth stock in the market," says growth stock investor Mike Cintolo.

In Cabot Top Ten, a newsletter service that each week assesses the market's 10 strongest stocks based on technical performance, he explains, "The big idea with Baidu, of course, is online search in China, an industry that's probably where the U.S. market was back in the mid 2000s, before a few years of mega-growth.

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The growth stock specialist and editor of The Cabot Top Ten explains, "Eventually, this correction will give way to a new uptrend. Meanwhile, we've found several interesting growth stories; our favorite is NetLogic Microsystems (NETL).

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Two of the newsletter industry's leading growth stock advisors remain bullish on the prospects of online retailer Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), based on growth in not only online retailing but new market areas ranging from the Kindle e-reader to cloud computing.

Mike Cintolo, editor of The Cabot Top Ten Report, explains, "Amazon.com recently blew away earnings expectations." Meanwhile, Alexander Green, investment director at The Oxford Club, says, "In our view, the best lies ahead for the company." Here are their reviews.

Mike Cintolo continues, "Amazon announced that its Kindle e-book reader is now its most popular selling item, both in units and in dollars. That led to a big acceleration in revenue growth (28%, the fastest in five quarters), while earnings leaped 67%.

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This post is part of a seven article report -- Food for thought: Best bets in food & beverage stocks.

"We think there's enormous potential for profit as Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) recovers from its deeply oversold position," says Mike Cintolo. Here's the latest from The Cabot Top Ten report.

"Whole Foods is the fourth-largest grocery store operator in the U.S., a rank it's achieved, among far older competitors, by competing not on price but on quality. In particular, Whole Foods has succeeded by satisfying shoppers' demand for healthy, earth-friendly organic foods.

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This post is part of a seven article report -- Food for thought: Best bets in food & beverage stocks.

"The fast-casual restaurant category is sizzling as consumers trim their eating budgets; this trend is helping Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA)," says Michael Cintolo in The Cabot Top Ten Report.

"In restaurant parlance, 'fast-casual' eateries are higher priced than fast-food chains such as McDonald's and KFC, but cheaper than casual dining restaurants such as Applebee's and Denny's.

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In a difficult economic environment, it is often wise for investors to consider stocks in more defensive and relatively recession-resistant sectors. And one such area is food and beverage stocks.

As the long-standing market maxim goes, consumers can pull back on spending for vacations, remodeling, and new cars, but they still need to eat and drink.

In that light, I turned to nine leading newsletter advisors who serve up their current favorite ideas in the food and beverage sector:

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