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Stocks Summer Smackdown
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NEWS ANALYSIS
Stocks' Summer Smackdown Investors saw trillions of dollars of assets vanish in a month-long sell-off. One surprise: Financial stocks didn't do as badly as you'd think
FIVE FOR THE MONEY
Avoiding a Mortgage Meltdown If the deepening lending crisis is an imminent threat, borrowers have options to improve their standing
STOCK SCREENS
• From S&P
Stocks: Four Foul-Weather Finds S&P's latest list finds four names that held up well during the market's recent slide—and score top marks for valuation
INVESTING
E*Trade-Ameritrade: Would Consumers Win? As the two brokerages reportedly talk merger, experts think a tieup could result in lower fees and better service. History backs that up
MARKET SNAPSHOT
Stocks Rally on Economic News Investors cheered a jump in durable goods orders and a rise in new home sales, along with the Fed's commitment to easing the credit crunch
TOP NEWS
It's Out of Bernanke's Reach There's little the Fed can do about the information gap behind investors' panic
THE WEEK AHEAD
Vital Signs: Reactions to Financial Turmoil On tap: July personal income, existing home sales, and factory orders data, revised second-quarter GDP, August consumer sentiment indexes
INDUSTRY IN FOCUS
• From S&P
Stocks: Best Back-to-School Bets S&P's analysts see strength in the electronics and footwear categories, and include Best Buy and Walgreen among their top picks
INVESTING
Mortgages: Smaller Banks Smell Blood Plain-vanilla banks known for careful lending could benefit from the problems of larger, more aggressive rivals like Countrywide
REAL ESTATE
Where Housing Remains Strong In the second quarter of 2007, median home prices increased in 97 of 149 U.S. metro areas
SAM STOVALL'S SECTOR WATCH
• From S&P
Falling Rates, Rising Stocks? S&P cautions investors against assuming the Fed's rate-cutting signals an "all-clear" to the subprime crisis
INVESTING
Social Networking Hits Investing More investors are meeting and sharing ideas in online trading communities. Should you base your portfolio moves on the wisdom of crowds?
INVESTING Q&A
Keeping Calm Amid Market Turmoil Zachary Karabell of Fred Alger Management says global fundamentals remain very strong and expects to find "a lot of opportunities" ahead
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