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3 Stocks That Blew the Market Away Mon, 27/07/2009 - 23:09 by Rick Aristotle ... Why settle for ordinary quarterly reports? I believe that the biggest factor in a stock's ability to beat the market is to beat the market's expectations. That's why I look every week at three companies that have humbled Wall Street's pros. If a company has more in the tank than the analysts figured, capital appreciation often follows. Comments Read more	Today's 5-Star Movers Mon, 27/07/2009 - 23:03 by Motley Fool As fundamentals-focused long-term investors, Fools never base an investment decision on the daily gyrations of the market. But the market's daily price movements can be useful when looking for new stock ideas for further research, or to keep tabs on watch-list stocks. Comments Read more	Microsoft Still Selling Stupid Mon, 27/07/2009 - 22:57 by Tim Beyers You may as well call it The Windows 7 Store. According to a presentation leaked to Gizmodo, Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) forthcoming retail shops will be designed to highlight the new OS and "PCTV," otherwise known as Windows Media Center. Look for the Xbox in the back, right near the (ahem) "Answers Bar," apparently Mr. Softy's version of the "Genius Bar" common to Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) retail stores. Comments Read more
5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Houston Wire & Cable Mon, 27/07/2009 - 22:51 by Brian D. Pacampara Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, specialty wire and cable distributor Houston Wire & Cable Company (Nasdaq: HWCC) has earned a coveted five-star ranking. Comments Read more	Earnings Fever Continues Mon, 27/07/2009 - 22:48 by Jennifer Schonberger The Dow cracked the 9,000 level last week for the first time since January, propelled by better-than-expected earnings and positive trending economic data. The rally was broad for the second straight week as the three major indices managed stunning gains. The Nasdaq finally snapped an impressive 12-day winning streak on Friday. The tech-heavy index remains up 55% since the March 9 low. For the week ended July 24: Comments Read more	5 Superball Stocks Mon, 27/07/2009 - 22:26 by Rich Smith So runs the thesis of my recurring Fool column "Get Ready for the Bounce," in which we search among the wreckage of Mr. Market's overturned cutlery drawer, hoping to find future winners in a pile of 52-week losers. But do we really need to sit around for a whole year, waiting for a potential bouncer? Comments Read more
Baidu Keeps Chugging Along Mon, 27/07/2009 - 22:19 by Rick Aristotle ... I'm as big of a bull on Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) as you'll ever see, but even I was surprised by the 8% surge in shares of China's leading search engine on Friday. Comments Read more	Great Stocks the Market Fears Mon, 27/07/2009 - 22:15 by Morgan Housel Nassim Nicholas Taleb's best-selling book The Black Swan is probably loaded with more good advice than any other single source available. Read the book a few times, and you'll have a better understanding of risk and uncertainty than the vast majority of fancy-pants financial experts. Comments Read more	4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Shaw Group Mon, 27/07/2009 - 22:08 by Brian D. Pacampara Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, engineering and construction company Shaw Group (NYSE: SGR) has earned a respected four-star ranking. Comments Read more
1-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Crocs? Mon, 27/07/2009 - 22:03 by Brian D. Pacampara Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, plastic-shoe maker Crocs (Nasdaq: CROX) has received the dreaded one-star ranking. Comments Read more	Top-Rated Stocks Blowing the Doors Off This Market Mon, 27/07/2009 - 21:59 by Morgan Housel No one has perfect foresight, but let's be honest: The market is full of people who, as Oscar Wilde would say, know "the price of everything and the value of nothing." Far too often -- over the past year, especially -- investors have been pitched sensational stock recommendations, only to be left high and dry as shares crumble. Comments Read more	Friday's Biggest Stock Stars Mon, 27/07/2009 - 21:54 by Brian D. Pacampara Hey there, Fools. I've summoned our Motley Fool CAPS community once again to highlight a few of Friday's biggest winners among the stocks with top ratings of four or five stars. Comments Read more