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Stocks: Should You Ride 2007's Winners?
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MARKET SNAPSHOT
Stocks Hammered by Weak Jobs Report The Nasdaq was especially hard hit after disappointing December employment data fueled recession fears
THE OUTLOOK
• From S&P
The Internet: Eight Predictions for 2008 Last year, S&P offered seven predictions for Internet developments -- and its Magic 8 Ball was pretty accurate. Here is this year's crop
THE WEEK AHEAD
Vital Signs: The Fading Force of Trade On tap: November trade data, December import and export price figures, November pending home sales
S&P STOCK PICKS AND PANS
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S&P Picks and Pans: BBBY, Regions, Beazer, Southern Co. Analyst opinions on stocks making headlines in Friday's market
WORD ON THE STREET
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Analyst Actions: Intel, Bed Bath & Beyond, Global Payments, Micrel Opinions on various stocks Friday
MARKET VIEWS
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S&P's 2008 Election Outlook Next year's Presidential contest could have big implications for defense, health-care, and energy stocks
INDUSTRY IN FOCUS
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Stars Align for Renewable Energy Around the world, investment in renewable energy projects is skyrocketing. S&P has buy ratings on three stocks poised to benefit from the boom
TOP NEWS
Monsanto's Rich Harvest Forget the "ag" label—its genetically altered seeds have helped quarterly earnings to nearly triple and share prices are tracking the rise of oil
STOCKS IN THE NEWS
Solar Stocks Get Their Day in the Sun Shares of solar technology outfits LDK and Akeena climbed Wednesday as investors bank on a brighter future for sun-powered electricity
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BLOG INVESTING INSIGHTS >> 
Taking a gander at the list of returns for each country's major stock market index, I was drawn to the few entries in red at the bottom. Out of some 90 or so markets, only 16 had down years in 2007 (through the end of last week). The U.S. entry, the S&P 500, notched a weak gain of 5.48%, well down the list. Zimbabwe, Ukraine and China topped the list. But my eyes were drawn to the very bottom.
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