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The relentless upward march of oil prices dominated the business headlines through the week, but there were other developments, like the collapse of Microsoft's bid to take over Yahoo and Wal-Mart's upbeat sales that also helped spice up the week and keep the markets active. Here are some of the week's highlights:
Monday, May 5
- Microsoft-Yahoo Talks Collapse: Yahoo [
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Dave Rovelli, Canaccord Adams: "Don't be scared by profit-taking;" Itron [ITRI
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Jason Trennert, Strategas Partners: "If you're thinking about M&A, I think this is the year to do it."
SanDisk [SNDK
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Ryan Jacob, Jacob Internet Fund: Wait and see on Yahoo; buy Earthlink [ELNK
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- Oil, other commodities remain near record levels: Jeff Auxier, Auxier Asset Management: Buy Supermarket chains and profit from food inflation and "dining-in" trend: Tesco [TSCDY
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Tuesday, May 6
- Fannie Mae posts loss, sees home prices falling more sharply, credit losses increasing, 2009 worse than 2008, predicts increased delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures.
Economist Martin Feldstein tells CNBC falling housing prices and negative equity could push the economy into recession.
Jay Bowen, Bowen Hanes & Co. Go global; companies without global exposure have not been doing well. Caterpillar [CAT
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Craig Moffett, Sanford C. Bernstein: Foreign telecoms and US telecoms with foreign exposure: AT&T [T
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- Goldman Sachs says oil could shoot up to $200 within the next two years as part of a "super spike" driven by poor growth in supplies.
Paul Justice, Morningstar: Buy power-generating companies: Constellation Energy Group [CEG
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Paul Fremont, Jefferies & Co.: Also likes power generating: Dynegy [
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Wednesday, May 7
- The NewYork Times reports gasoline prices will peak in June; Wall Street Journal headline reads: "Is $150 oil the new $120?"
Doug Cliggott, Dover Management: Buy nuclear power as fossil-fuel prices go crazy: Exelon[EXE
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Walter Price, Allianz RCM Technology Fund: Alternative energy offers opportunities: First Solar [FSLR
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- Israel celebrates 60 years of statehood
Haim Israel, Merrill Lynch Israel: Israeli companies you may never have heard of: Cellcom [CEL
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Thursday, May 8
- Wal-Mart April sales beat expectations. Frank Cappiello, Montgomery Bros., Cappiello: "We like Wal-Mart [WMT
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Friday, May 9
- Trade gap narrowed more than expected in March.Tom DelZoppo, HSBC Securities: Go global in your portfolio. Petrobras [PBR
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Keith Wirtz, Fifth Third Asset Management: Buy companies with the most foreign exposure in their industries. Emerson Electric [EMR
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