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Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Top Stories

Oil 'Choke Point' Nears [Interact] [Visit Site]
...a "choke point" of US$150 a barrel could slam growth in the United States and cause a rout in stocks similar to the early 1980s energy crunch. ..More»
Investing in Water [Interact] [Visit Site]
Water stocks making waves, with Debra Coy, Janney Montgomery Scott; Neil Berlant, PFW Water Fund and CNBCs Sue Herera... ..More»
Stock Synopsis : Tell only one stock for 2008 !!! [Interact] [Visit Site]
My personal vote is Mindtree (I haven't explored other smaller tech stocks).  I think they will do 45-50 rupees this year and that too without... ..More»
U.S. Stocks Decline After Home Sales Drop; Homebuilders Retreat (Bloomberg.com) [Interact] [Visit Site]
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fell for the second day this week as declining home sales overshadowed an unexpected acceleration in worker productivity. ..More»
European Stocks Gain on Earnings; Lafarge, Deutsche Boerse Rise (Bloomberg.com) [Interact] [Visit Site]
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose for the first time in three days after earnings from Lafarge SA, Deutsche Boerse AG and British American Tobacco Plc beat analysts' estimates. ..More»
Sector snap: Airline stocks mostly decline as oil stays high (AP via Yahoo! Finance) [Interact] [Visit Site]
Airline stocks moved mostly lower Wednesday, although a handful of carriers eked out gains even as oil prices remained near record highs. ..More»
April Retail Sales to Top March - Barron's [Interact] [Visit Site]
April Retail Sales to Top MarchBarron's - Despite guidance revisions at JC Penney and Kohl's last month, the stocks are now trading 15%-20% higher than prior to the guide downs. ..More»
Next Inning Technology Updates Outlooks for STMicroelectronics, ARM... [Interact] [Visit Site]
Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinni.. a subscription service focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, announced it has... ..More»
Lincoln questions health of financials [Interact] [Visit Site]
The health of several large-cap stocks in the diversified financials sector is unsatisfactory, putting them at risk of falling apart, a stock analyst... ..More»
OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday Report - TransWorldNews (press release) [Interact] [Visit Site]
OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday ReportTransWorldNews (press release), GA - OTCPicks.com's Daily Small Cap and Microcap Newsletter presents a range of the hottest small cap stocks on trading on the OTC and OTCBB markets. ..More»
How You Can Profit From the Next Oil Bust - Motley Fool [Interact] [Visit Site]
How You Can Profit From the Next Oil BustMotley Fool - Selling stocks short is always a risky proposition. Moreover, oil prices are extremely volatile and move rapidly on rumors and speculation, ..More»
German Stocks Gain, Led by Henkel, Deutsche Boerse, Infineon (Bloomberg.com) [Interact] [Visit Site]
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks climbed the most this week. Henkel AG , the maker of Persil detergent, and Frankfurt exchange operator Deutsche Boerse AG led the rise after quarterly profit exceeded estimates. ..More»
European Stocks Gain on Earnings; Lafarge, Deutsche Boerse Rise (Bloomberg.com) [Interact] [Visit Site]
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose for the first time in three days after earnings from Lafarge SA, Deutsche Boerse AG and British American Tobacco Plc beat analysts' estimates. U.S. index futures and shares in Asia fell. ..More»
Market Report -- Story Stocks (DVN) - MSN Money [Interact] [Visit Site]
Market Report -- Story Stocks (DVN)MSN Money - Shares of Devon Energy (DVN 120.27, -0.06) attracted some initial buying interest during Wednesday's early going, but quickly succumbed to selling pressure. ..More»
Stocks decline as oil prices creep higher (USA Today) [Interact] [Visit Site]
Stocks sank Wednesday, as investors found little encouragement in the day's economic data and watched oil prices climb further into record territory. ..More»