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Stocks started out on a positive note yesterday on the back of the upbeat preannouncement from Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), relatively benign inflation data, some positive talk on the macro front on Capitol Hill, and another pullback in energy prices. Just before lunchtime, it looked like the bulls
might have something going with the Dow at the high of the day and up 205 points.

One of the biggest plusses the bulls had going for them early on was the fact that Fed Chairman Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Paulson, and FDIC Chairwoman Blair had reminded members of the House Financial Services Committee that the TARP, while not an end-all to the country's economic
problems, is indeed doing its job in terms of stabilizing the financial system.

But as has been the case for what seems like eternity, some bad news on housing hit the tape and whoosh - it was straight ...

In a column in this weekend's Barron's it mentioned a few stocks that could still do well in a recession. One of the stocks Barron's keyed in on was Oil-Dri Corp of America (NYSE: ODC). Oil-Dri Corp. of America makes cat litter and other absorbent products like those used in ...

This weekend's Barrons had a bearish piece on retail brokerage company, Raymond James Financial (NYSE: RJF). For most of 2008, Raymond James has weathered the storm that hurt many financial stocks. In fact, Raymond James' stock $38 in September, but fell to as low as $16.95 this past month after reporting results that did not meet expectations ...

Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP) : TAP closed at $37.36. TAP is scheduled to report Q3 EPS ...

Savient Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: SVNT) 71.9% LOWER; Disappointing data from its pegloticase pivotal clinical studies in treatment-failure gout patients.

DineEquity, Inc. (NYSE: DIN) 35.4% HIGHER; reports Q3 loss of $0.47, versus the analyst estimate of ($0.09). Revenues for the quarter were $391.18 million, versus the consensus of $403.63 million. Sees FY08 same store sales growth at IHOP at the lower end of its 2-4% guidance range and sees Applebee's same store sales in the rang of down 1% to down 2%.

Cardero Resource Corp. (NYSE: CDY) 28.7% HIGHER; today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Nanjinzhao Group Co., Ltd. whereby Cardero Hierro del Peru ...