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A Steal of a Refinery Deal? Tue, 21/04/2009 - 13:18 by Toby Shute Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) began as an independent firm, then built a refining empire by opportunistically snapping up bargain-priced assets from Big Oil barons like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and bankrupt competitors alike. Is Holly (NYSE: HOC) setting forth on a similar path with its purchase of Sunoco 's (NYSE: SUN) Tulsa refinery? Comments Read more	Tomorrow's Monster Stocks? Tue, 21/04/2009 - 13:15 by Rich Duprey Stocks that climb to 10 times their original price are rare breeds -- but they're not impossible to find. Especially when you have Fools for friends. Comments Read more	Early Signs of Winning Stocks Tue, 21/04/2009 - 13:11 by Dave Mock We've all done it -- some of us repeatedly, some of us habitually. Comments Read more
5 Top Stocks at Half Price Tue, 21/04/2009 - 13:10 by Rich Duprey You love buying your shirts when they go on sale. And who can resist a buy-one-get-one-free offer? So when our stocks go on sale, why do we bemoan their low prices? Comments Read more	The Dollar Is Doomed Tue, 21/04/2009 - 13:06 by Shannon Zimmerman What to make of the recent suggestion by China's central bank that the U.S. dollar should be replaced by a new reserve currency? Comments Read more	Pentagon Unveils Crystal Ball Tue, 21/04/2009 - 13:00 by Rich Smith "What is this guy thinking!?" Comments Read more
Chico's: Look Out Below! Tue, 21/04/2009 - 12:50 by Alyce Lomax Chico’s (NYSE: CHS) has been working to turn its business around for quite a long time. There’s no sign of improvement, as far as I can tell, but investors have been bidding its shares up. The stock has more than doubled in six months! Despite -- or maybe because of -- that, I’d like to warn you to “look out below.” Comments Read more	Obama cleans slate to rewrite US-Latin American ties Tue, 21/04/2009 - 12:31 by IANS By Veronica Sardon Buenos Aires/Port of Spain, April 21 (DPA): US President Barack Obama delivered a good mix of words and gestures at the Summit of the Americas to wipe the slate clean for his new approach to US-Latin American relations, despite a deep heritage of mistrust. Comments Read more	Big Irony From a Big Bank Tue, 21/04/2009 - 12:21 by Morgan Housel I have a lot of respect for JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon. Unlike most of his Wall Street peers, Dimon not only avoided the bulk of the financial disaster, but also spent years fortifying JPMorgan's balance sheet in case the Big One hit. When it did, he came out looking like one of the savviest bankers of all time. Comments Read more
Stocks Too Small to Fail Tue, 21/04/2009 - 12:21 by Motley Fool There will always be days in the stock market that make Chicken Little's claim that "the sky is falling" look like an overly optimistic weather forecast. Comments Read more	Oracle to acquire Sun Microsystems Tue, 21/04/2009 - 12:14 by The Money Times... Redwood Shores, Calif., April 20: Oracle Corp. said Monday it has arrived at a "definitive agreement" to purchase Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, merging the two U.S. technology behemoths. Comments Read more	Get Ready for the Bounce Tue, 21/04/2009 - 12:06 by Rich Smith "Don't catch a falling knife," as the old saw commands. (Pardon my mixing a cutlery metaphor.) The idea of buying a former superstar stock at a discount price certainly has its attractions, but you've got to make sure you catch the haft -- not the blade. That's where Motley Fool CAPS comes in. Comments Read more