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Is It Time to Sell This Sector? Fri, 31/12/2010 - 15:29 by Sean Williams Running a 24-hour live chat for charity last week was fun and helped a good cause. It also provided a good snippet of what is on the minds of investors in The Motley Fool community. Comments Read more	This NICE Deal Could Foreshadow 2011 Fri, 31/12/2010 - 15:03 by Brian Orelli There's no doubt that the topic of health-care reform ruled 2010 for health-care stocks -- and 2009, for that matter. This article alone had 284 comments and nearly 150 recommendations Comments Read more	The Optimist's Guide to 2011 Wed, 29/12/2010 - 10:29 by Morgan Housel Things tend to get better over time. That's just the way it works. Life expectancy, real income, technology, medicine, transportation, communication ... these things tend to rise relentlessly higher for the majority of the world over time, pushing aside wars, famines, recessions, and natural disasters that get in their way. Comments Read more
Can the Economy Recover in 2011? Tue, 28/12/2010 - 08:50 by Matt Koppenheffer Before you get too excited, I'm not planning on throwing my hat in the ring with my own predictions for the economy next year. I find plenty of ways to be wrong, and that is the kind of make-me-look-silly opportunity that I'm more than happy to pass on. Comments Read more	5 Christmas Stocks that Lynch Could Love Wed, 22/12/2010 - 11:09 by Russ Krull To celebrate the holidays, we here at the Fool are devoting extra virtual ink to all things consumer-focused in a special section, "The 12 Days of Christmas." Over the coming week, we'll have our "12 Days of Content" surrounding consumer-focused names that look set to profit or perish from the holiday cheer. Comments Read more	High-Priced Stocks Worth Every Penny Wed, 22/12/2010 - 09:49 by Rich Duprey Penny stocks are one way to double your money, though it's fraught with risk, but there are equally shiny opportunities trading at the other end of the price spectrum, too. I call 'em "three-digit stocks," yet if they're anything like Berkshire Hathaway they can trade in the four-, five-, and six-digit range, too. Comments Read more
2 Smart Sectors for 2011 Tue, 21/12/2010 - 11:33 by Dan Caplinger As the year draws to a close, investors have started looking forward to 2011. With the market having made substantial gains over the past two years, it's more important than ever to make sure you identify investments that still have room to run. Otherwise, you could easily see the rebound you've probably enjoyed in your portfolio since the market meltdown reverse itself. Comments Read more	The Groupon of China Fri, 17/12/2010 - 12:26 by Tim Hanson PricewaterhouseCoopers released its 2011 outlook for the consumer in Asia this past Monday, which concluded, among other things, that "Online retailing may be on the brink of staggering growth in China." The evidence supporting this thesis was that Internet sales in China are up 60% year over year despite the fact that the sector remains relatively immature and underdeveloped. Comments Read more	The Rise and Fall of Hot IPOs Thu, 16/12/2010 - 10:34 by Rick Aristotle ... Investors got excited when MakeMyTrip(Nasdaq: MMYT) went public this summer. India's leading online travel website popped 89% on its first day of trading, making it the hottest IPO in nearly three years. Comments Read more
A Netflix Bear Emerges From Hibernation Wed, 15/12/2010 - 06:43 by Rick Aristotle ... After a torrid run, the bearish argument is building against Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX). Hudson Square Research analyst Daniel Ernst went on CNBC yesterday to explain his pessimistic view on the video-rental giant. Comments Read more	BPA found on dollar bills, receipts Wed, 08/12/2010 - 10:36 by Rakhi Washington -- Two groups researching BPA, a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to serious health problems, say it's been found on dollar bills and cash register receipts. The study -- released Wednesday by the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Coalition and the Washington Toxics Coalition -- says bisphenol A, implicated in cancer, infertility and early puberty, can rub off of receipts onto bills and be absorbed by the skin, a release said. Thermal paper commonly used in receipts contains BPA that isn't chemically bound in any way, the report says. Free BPA in a powdery film on receipts easily transfers to skin and other items that it rubs against. Comments Read more	Verizon Blasts Cellular South's LTE Plans, Argues Against Federal Oversight Sat, 04/12/2010 - 09:40 by Mike Dano Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless pounced on Cellular South's pending launch of LTE network technology, via partner Samsung, and used the issue to bolster its argument against government oversight of next-generation network deployments. Comments Read more