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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2008
This Week's Magazine Online Exclusive
WEEKDAY TRADER 
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by Johanna Bennett
A selloff earlier this year leaves shares of the nation's largest drug wholesaler looking pretty cheap.
INSIDE SCOOP 
Breeden Capital added 800,000 shares of the medical-tech company.
INVESTORS' SOAPBOX PM 
The divergence between PPI and CPI point to a tighter margin squeeze.
HOT RESEARCH PM 
Shares of the DIY giant have reached a reasonable valuation.
INVESTORS' SOAPBOX PM 
Gas is lower but inflation and higher living costs keep the heat on.
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CHARTING THE MARKET TODAY 
Peabody Energy and WellCare Health rose. US Airways and Saks fell.
INVESTORS' SOAPBOX AM 
Under a text-ad deal, Yahoo may see affiliates moving to Google.
HOT RESEARCH 
The hardware giant reports earnings after the market close Tuesday.
ELECTRONIC Q&A 
Sam Isaly of OrbiMed Advisors sees M&A driving prices in the sector.
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by Suzanne McGee
Howard Sontag and others in our roundup of the top 100 independent financial advisers share their wisdom about today's investment environment. (Video)
INTERVIEW 
Sprott Asset CEO Eric Sprott likes energy and natural resources investments.
UP AND DOWN WALL STREET 
How the markets respond to the Russian invasion of Georgia.
FEATURES 
Broadcom's stocks could rally 40% as chip maker grabs a bigger slice of smartphone market.
FEATURES 
Consolidation will become more common as Big Pharma fattens product pipeline. (Video)
THE TRADER 
OK, it's not thriving but the stock market mostly rose again.
FEATURES 
The recapitalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will wipe out investors and management.
FEATURES 
The conflict with Georgia makes Russian stocks cheap -- but dangerous.
STREETWISE 
Inflation may subside in 2009, but don't rush to buy.
FEATURES 
R.H. Donnelley's $2 stock represents a risky but to bet on the yellow pages publisher.
Columnists 
STOCKS TO WATCH TODAY
TECH TRADER DAILY BLOG
UP AND DOWN WALL STREET DAILY  | FREE
While producer prices rise the most in 27 years, deflation poses the danger ahead.
THE STRIKING
PRICE DAILY  | FREE
Citigroup likes volatility selling ahead of the company's reformulation into five easier pieces.
GETTING TECHNICAL  | FREE
Having fallen through key technical supports, stocks in this sector are getting close to being good long-term good values again.
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