Our Stock-Picking Prowess Fell with the Market

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	January 21, 2009 -- 6:03 p.m. EST UP AND DOWN WALL STREET DAILY History Lessons on a Historic Day Pundits point to 1932, but for the stock market 1938-42 may be the apt analogy.     THE STRIKING PRICE DAILY Betting on a Rotting Apple Here's a nuanced options strategy to employ in the event that Apple continues its descent.     GETTING TECHNICAL A Sector Showing Signs of Life Stocks of some funeral-related companies are performing well in a market that rewards eternal businesses.   WEEKDAY TRADER Our Stock-Picking Prowess Fell with the Market Bad bets by this Web site on a few big-tech and energy stocks hurt our overall returns, though a few health-care and discount retailers beat their bogeys handily.     CHARTING THE MARKET TODAY Stocks in the Spotlight Wednesday AMR fell. Morgan Stanley, Ericsson and Northern Trust rose.     INVESTORS' SOAPBOX PM 2009 May Have Less in Store for Retail Credit Suisse says Nordstrom is its top sector pick for the year.     HOT RESEARCH PM Riper Outlook for Bank of New York Mellon Sandler O'Neill says the selloff in the bank's shares is overdone.     INVESTORS' SOAPBOX AM The Sun Rises for Three Alt-Energy Stocks Sunpower, First Solar and American Superconductor can benefit from Congress' push for clean energy technology.     HOT RESEARCH BofA Gets a Downgrade Robert W. Baird lowers the bank's share-price target, citing constraints on capital and weak earnings growth.		Markets 6:07 p.m. EST   DJIA * 8228.10 279.01 3.51     Nasdaq * 1507.07 66.21 4.60     S&P 500 * 840.24 35.02 4.35     Barron's 400 * 180.67 7.89 4.57   * at close Source: Reuters and Dow Jones advertisement Tech Trader Daily Noted Barron's columnist Eric Savitz in the Tech Trader Daily blog provides news, analysis and insights on technology investing from Silicon Valley. Latest Headlines TurboTax Responds to Treasury Nominee?s Disclosure Obama Freezes Pay for Top White House Officials Republicans Delay Holder Nomination See all recent posts. Tech Blog RSS Feed Email: techtraderdaily@barrons.com
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