Thursday, February 5, 2009

A Defensive Stock on the Offense

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February 5, 2009 -- 6:51 p.m. EST
UP AND DOWN WALL STREET DAILY
A 'Bailout Bill' for New York
Help for the Big Apple while Bank of America swoons.
 

 
THE STRIKING
PRICE DAILY

Wal-Mart Clouds Its Forecasts
The suspension of monthly sales guidance has led to heavy put trading.
 

 
GETTING TECHNICAL
The Patient Is Recovering
Several measures of the stock market's health have improved since last year.
 
WEEKDAY TRADER
A Defensive Stock on the Offense
Growing demand for help controlling prescription-drug costs makes Express Scripts a particularly timely health-care stock.
 

 
INSIDE SCOOP
Johnson Controls Buyer Steers into Stock
Exec Beda Bolzenius bought $600,000 in shares of the auto-parts company.
 

 
CHARTING THE MARKET TODAY
Stocks in the Spotlight Thursday
NCR, Gartner and Dollar Tree fell. Dolby Labs rose.
 

 
INVESTORS' SOAPBOX PM
Slowdown at Cisco's Suppliers
Both Altera and Xilinx could see reduced estimates in 2009.
 

 
HOT RESEARCH PM
Noble Faces Middle East Exposure
Noble has five jack-ups set to roll off contract in the region.
 

 
INVESTORS' SOAPBOX AM
What Live Nation Has to Gain in Combo
Morgan Joseph says the ticketing company could use Ticketmaster's cash.
 

 
HOT RESEARCH
Bankrate May Slip
Needham notes lower-quality ads on the rate-information provider.
 

Markets6:57 p.m. EST
  DJIA * 8063.07 106.41 1.34  
  Nasdaq * 1546.24 31.19 2.06  
  S&P 500 * 845.85 13.62 1.64  
  Barron's 400 * 183.88 3.68 2.04  
* at close
Source: Reuters and Dow Jones
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