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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Sociologists say high birth rates have helped thousands of Amish families expand to states beyond traditional settlements in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain says a protester who disrupted his rally in Iowa Saturday shows the need to "work together" with Democrats.

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Hello Friends!  Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting my blog, Stock Picks Bob's Advice!  As always, please remember that I am an amateur investor, so please remember to consult with your professional investment advisers prior to making any investment decisions based on this website. How do you describe the trading action on Wall Street? A "correction"?  A "Bear Market"?  Or is it more like a slow-motion crash.  A crash that isn't really that slow at all! Let's take a look at a 2-yr chart on the DJIA:   <a[More...]

The Washington Post Co. (WPO) has announced that it has agreed to acquire Foreign Policy magazine, a two-time winner of the prestigious National Magazine Award for General Excellence. The magazine takes on the world of global politics, economics and ideas as its mission, and draws on leading journalists, thinkers and foreign policy practitioners for its trademark [...]

The beauty about the stock market is one can manage a portfolio however he/she feels like. Want to be stuck in front of computer and trade stocks all day? Go for it. One of the decisions any investor will have to make is how many stocks will be in the investment portfolio. A common trait [...]

It is said that you don't make money from the stories on the front page but from the stories that move from page 10 to the front page.What's on the front page?If this is the weekend then it must be time for another rescue...Bear Stearns, Fannie, Freddie, Merrill, Lehman, AIG, WaMu, short sale prohibitions and now the Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs reorganizations as well as the $700b bailout.The Japanification of America continues and the market melted up this week in response to short-term government “fixes”. Notwithstanding the outrages that others have expressed over the government’s intervention, China also signaled that <a[More...]

It's a case where market psychology became more important than the fundamentals, and that's why they had to act. There's no immediate crisis. It's not like they're going to run out of money tomorrow or Monday. It's a decision that the market is simply not going to accept the status quo. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.Is it just me or do others notice how often unwanted changes in market prices (or, in this case, difficulties in clearing) are attributed to "psychology" or "speculation." The same chaps who cheered the rapid ascent of US equity prices during the 90s as a sign of US superiority (no psychology or speculation driving that!) now decry the rise in oil prices as speculatively driven and argue, as per the above, that with housing values falling and unemployment rising, international investor fears of GSE Mortgage Bonds defaulting is just psychological.Evacuating[More...]

BizRadio's Jack Warkenthien interviewed James Altucher, the President of Stockpicker.com about what to buy and what to avoid right now. Among the stocks talked about are Value Click (NASDAQ:VCLK), QLogic (NASDAQ:QLGC), Kellogs (NYSE:K), Lowe's (NYSE:L), Campbell's (NYSE:CPB), Zynex (OTC:ZYXI), Valence (NASDAQ:VLNC), American Airlines (NYSE:AMR), Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV), Global Industries (NASDAQ:GLBL), Anadarko (NYSE:APC), Rackspace (NYSE:RAX), Capital Trust (NYSE:CT), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Service Corp (NYSE:SCI), and The Washington Post (NYSE:WPO). Listen in as Mr. Warkenthien and Mr. Altucher go through the sectors and point out why Internet stocks and storage aren't going anywhere anytime soon, as well as his top pick under $10 and over $100.

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