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Yang's Exit: Board Ready to Revive Yahoo / Microsoft Deal Talks?
on Nov 18, 2008 about YHOO, GOOG, MSFT
Cowen Analyst Jim Friedland: Online Ad Spending Won't Fall Off a Cliff
on Nov 14, 2008 about YHOO, GOOG, VCLK
Nortel at Risk of Delisting
on Nov 13, 2008 about NT
Motorola Trims Operations in Malyasia
on Nov 11, 2008 about MOT
Nortel's Death by 1,000 Cuts
on Nov 10, 2008 about NT
Yahoo Shares Rise, But for How Long?
on Nov 06, 2008 about YHOO, GOOG, MSFT
Death Knell for Nortel?
on Nov 04, 2008 about NT
Yahoo, Google Anxiously Await DOJ Alliance Decision
on Nov 03, 2008 about YHOO, GOOG
Hope for Google-Yahoo Ad Deal Fades
on Oct 31, 2008 about YHOO, GOOG
Motorola Gambles on Handset Spinoff Delay
on Oct 30, 2008 about GOOG, MOT
Downturn Saves Broadcom $51.3M in AMD Deal
on Oct 29, 2008 about AMD, BRCM
Atmel Corp. Takeover Looking Less Likely
on Oct 28, 2008 about ATML, MCHP, ONNN
In Search of the IPO Market
on Oct 27, 2008
Yahoo: Yang Says He's in Charge, Says Little Else
on Oct 26, 2008 about YHOO
Rackspace Spends IPO Money on Two New Acquisitions
on Oct 23, 2008 about RAX
Yahoo Earnings Reveal Widespread Layoffs
on Oct 22, 2008 about YHOO, GOOG
Vishay Gives Up its Chase Of International Rectifier
on Oct 15, 2008 about VSH, IRF
Yang Fiddles While Yahoo Burns
on Oct 12, 2008 about YHOO
Vishay, International Rectifier Cat Fight Continues
on Oct 08, 2008 about VSH, IRF
Another Proxy Advisory Backs International Rectifier
on Oct 06, 2008 about VSH, IRF
HP Deal Leaves Compellent a Bridesmaid Once Again
on Oct 02, 2008 about CML
Oracle Ready To Spend Billions On M&A
on Sep 29, 2008 about ORCL
SanDisk Says 'No Deal' to Samsung
on Sep 17, 2008 about SNDK
Will the Boutique Bank Rise Again?
on Sep 16, 2008 about JEF, GS, COWN
Microsoft to Sell Greenfield's Internet Survey Solutions
on Sep 11, 2008 about SRVY, MSFT
Maybe SanDisk / Samsung Deal Isn't Such a Good Idea
on Sep 10, 2008 about SNDK
iRobot Pushes Into Ocean Technology with Nekton Acquisition
on Sep 09, 2008 about IRBT
AMD's New CEO Confronts Company's Challenges
on Sep 08, 2008 about AMD, INTC
Many Challenges For Alcatel-Lucent's New Leaders
on Sep 03, 2008 about BT, ALU
Alcatel-Lucent May Tap Mike Quigley for CEO
on Aug 29, 2008 about ALU
An Overpopulated Solid-State Drive Market Won't Spur Much M&A
on Aug 28, 2008 about SNDK, MU, INTC
Chipmaker Avago Files for a $400M IPO
on Aug 24, 2008 about A

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Better Choices - Cramer's Lightning Round (10/15/08)

by SA Editor Rachael Granby

Stocks discussed in the lightning round session of Jim Cramers Mad Money TV program,
Wednesday, October 15.

Bullish Calls:

Continental Resources (CLR) -- "This is a remarkable decline. All of the high quality ones are down so much, I can't go against it. This is where you pull the trigger.
3M (MMM) -- The moment this stock starts yielding 5%, I'm a buyer. Until then, keep your powder dry.

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Computer Sciences (CSC) -- This is a company that was going to be bought, but they passed up the chance. Now I don't want to buy it."
Annaly Mortgage (NLY) -- I think this is a business model that needs to borrow money. Definitively do not buy."
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