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Stock Up on Home Depot

BY DAN BURROWS
Home improvement retailers Home Depot and Lowe's were lifted after Hurricane Sandy, and could see a repeat following this hurricane season. But HD is the better bet. Read 

No Technical Evidence To Support an Overbought Market

This orderly advance will probably continue to chug along to new daily highs.  Read 

How Low Can Gold And Silver Go?

Yesterday's snapback didn't pull gold and silver out of their longer-term downtrends, but it did create long-side opportunities for swifter traders.  Read 

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This $8.5 billion Deal Is the REAL Buyout Story

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Deal-making in the specialty drug industry has reached a fever pitch, meaning more buyouts are likely and a new era of consolidated power is close at hand. Read 
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