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February 15, 2008
 

Investing Intelligence

Insights and analysis from BW and Standard & Poor's


NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY

Smarter Ways to Make Currency Plays

You don't have to be George Soros: New ETFs and other instruments allow smaller investors to participate in the movements of the dollar, euro, and yen



  MORE TOP STORIES
STOCK SCREENS • From S&P
The IQ List: Smart Stocks with Potential
Here are top scorers under Standard & Poor's "Investability Quotient" measure, which ranks stocks according to their potential for return

MARKET SNAPSHOT
Stocks Fall on Weak Data
A weak manufacturing report -- and a decline in a key consumer gauge -- renewed worries about a U.S. recession

S&P STOCK PICKS AND PANS • From S&P
S&P Picks and Pans: Bond Insurers, Citi, UBS, Best Buy
Analyst opinions on stocks making headlines in Friday's market

THE WEEK AHEAD
Vital Signs: More Gloomy Forecasts from the Fed?
On tap: January consumer price index, housing starts, and leading indicator data, Federal Reserve economic projections and minutes

INSIDE WALL STREET
Give Fox Some Respect
Also featured this week: Superior Energy and Pharsight

MARKET VIEWS • From S&P
Stocks: 1990 All Over Again?
Current market and economic conditions are reminding many investors of the start of the last decade. S&P takes a closer look

INVESTING
Bernanke's Precarious Position
The Fed's in a tricky spot as it tries to bolster growth while maintaining its inflation-fighting credibility


Everything Isn't Going to Be O.K.
William Fleckenstein, the author of Greenspan's Bubbles, says Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is in over his head


How Low Will the Fed Go?
Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke is hearing it from all sides, but the rate doves appear to have the upper hand

NEWS ANALYSIS
Behind Buffett's Bond Gambit
The Berkshire Hathaway chief's offer to reinsure $800 billion in munis may signal a move to dominate the bond insurance biz

  INVESTING TOOLS
MUTUAL FUND SCOREBOARD
How's Your Fund Doing?
Our Interactive Scoreboard has complete results for some 2,500 equity funds, hundreds with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings

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