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S&P Set To Launch New Indexes of Condo Prices
on Nov 21, 2008
RevenueShares Launches Global ADR ETF with Revenue-Based Weightings
on Nov 21, 2008 about EFA, RTR, PXF
Talking ETF with iShares CEO Lee Kranefuss
on Nov 20, 2008 about HYG, EEM
Is the Real Estate Plunge Really That Shocking?
on Nov 20, 2008 about ICF, IYR, DIA
NASDAQ Puts Name, Shares on Dubai Exchange
on Nov 20, 2008 about IVZ, NDAQ, STT
Futures Show Home Prices Continuing To Plummet
on Nov 20, 2008 about ITB, IYR, XHB
S&P Targets Volatility in Pummeled Indexes
on Nov 18, 2008 about ILF, BIK
Hedging Heating Oil Costs with a Single, Convenient ETF
on Nov 17, 2008 about UHN
FTSE Adds Nine New Green-Themed Indexes
on Nov 17, 2008
Missing the Point on GM and the Global Dow
on Nov 14, 2008 about SPY, GM, DIA
J.P. Morgan To Start Servicing U.S. ETFs on Mexican Stock Exchange
on Nov 13, 2008 about JPM
GM Belongs in the Dow (At Least for Now)
on Nov 13, 2008 about GM, DIA
GM in the Global Dow - What Gives?
on Nov 12, 2008 about GM
HSBC Wades Into Water Index Market; Investment Products to Follow
on Nov 12, 2008 about CGW, HBC, FIW
Aid for U.S. Automakers? Not a Good Start
on Nov 12, 2008 about GM, F
MacroMarkets Real Estate ETFs Delayed
on Nov 12, 2008 about DMM, UMM
Hedge Fund Index Down 5.5% in October - Less Than September's Drop
on Nov 11, 2008
ETFs Gain Popularity as Tool in Wrap Accounts
on Nov 11, 2008
The Current Market Mess: Avert Your Eyes
on Nov 11, 2008
AdvisorShares' Hamman: No Transparency Issues with Active ETFs
on Nov 11, 2008 about FNDM.OB
Financials Continue To Feel the Hurt
on Nov 10, 2008 about C, FNM, AIG
What Investors Can Learn from Goalkeepers
on Nov 10, 2008
3X Leveraged ETFs Immediately Popular with Traders
on Nov 10, 2008 about ERX, BGU, BGZ
Obama and Your Portfolio
on Nov 05, 2008 about IYF, IYR, IXC
Solar ETFs Soar on 'Obama Factor'
on Nov 04, 2008 about TAN, KWT
Consensus: Outlook Is Bleak Save Commodities, Asian Emerging Markets
on Nov 04, 2008 about EEM, DBC, DJP
Had Enough Volatility Yet? Direxion Set To Launch 3X Leveraged ETFs
on Nov 03, 2008 about ERX, BGU, BGZ
Lehman Indexes Folded Under Barclays' Banner
on Nov 03, 2008 about BCS
S&P Rolls Out New Foreign Treasury Indexes
on Nov 03, 2008 about PSY, BWX, EMB
Invesco PowerShares Files To Launch First Active REIT ETF
on Nov 03, 2008 about IVZ
Fundamentally Indexed ETFs Make a Comeback
on Oct 31, 2008 about PRF, PJB, PIC
Standard & Poors Rolls Out New Dividend-Focused Indexes
on Oct 31, 2008

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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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