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WEEK IN REVIEW :


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On Monday, the major indices closed with significant gains, at their
best levels of the session. The advance was broad-based with nine
of the ten sectors posting a gain in excess of 1%, although
financials showed significant strength. It was shaping up to be
another negative day on Wall Street. Asian markets closed sharply
lower on fear of a U.S. economic slow down, and an economic reading
on new home sales disappointed. The stock market managed rebound
into positive territory, though, as traders upped their bets for a
rate cut and embraced several better than expected earnings reports.
Fed funds futures currently indicate an 88% chance of a 50 basis
point rate cut, with a 25 basis point cut full priced in.

Wall Street advanced sharply Tuesday as the Federal Reserve opened a
two-day meeting expected to bring another interest rate cut to
revitalize the U.S. economy. The probability of a 50 basis point
rate cut was reduced in the fed funds futures market to 72.0% from
86.0%. A cut of at least 25 basis points to 3.25% is fully
expected. Government bond prices fell as stocks rose, indicating
that investors feel less need for the safety of Treasurys. The 10-
year Treasury note's yield, which moves opposite its price, was at
3.66 percent,up from 3.58 percent late Monday.The dollar was mixed
against most major currencies, and gold prices fell. Oil prices
moved higher as traders waited to see what the Fed's next move will
be. A barrel of light sweet crude rose 65 cents to $91.64 a barrel
on the New York Mercantile Exchange.


Most of the excitement in Wednesday's session happened in the last
two hours of trading after the FOMC decided to cut both the fed
funds and discount rates by 50 basis points. The major indices
rallied in the wake of the decision. The Dow, Nasdaq and S&P, which
were all down ahead of the announcement, gained as much as 200, 38,
and 24 points, respectively. Then, the music stopped when CNBC ran a
report that one of the two major bond insurers was going to be
downgraded by a credit rating agency, perhaps as early as today.
Selling activity quickly accelerated in the wake of these
developments and it was pretty much a one-way trade in the final 30
minutes of the session. The major indices all closed in negative
territory, led lower by the financial sector, which dropped 1.1%.

On Thursday, the major indices were able to rally, despite opening
sharply lower in the wake of a disappointing unemployment claim
report. Sentiment was lifted due to a bond insurer's positive
outlook. This is in contrast to Wednesday, when concerns over bond
insurers caused the stock market to give up all of its FOMC induced
gains. The stock market was led by financials (+2.7%), retailers
(+4.4%) and consumer discretionary (+3.4%). These three areas were
the main laggards in 2007, and stand to benefit from the recent rate
cutting cycle. The Investor's Business Daily's general market chart
page rates the accumulation / distrIbution ratings NASDAQ D- /
S&P 500 D- / NYSE D-. If you are buying stocks, you want the
index to be B or higher.

After volatile trading on Friday, stocks proved to be resilient by
ending on a high note. The stock market's 1.2% gain today capped
off a strong 4.9% gain for the week.Traders were encouraged that the
stock market was able to hold up in the face of a worse than
expected jobs reading. Word of the largest tech acquisition in
history and a better than expected manufacturing reading helped
sentiment. Nine of the ten economic sectors finished
higher, led by materials (+2.2%) and financials (+1.9%). Telecom (-
0.3%) was the sole sector in the red. The big news of the day was
that Microsoft (MSFT) offered to buy Yahoo! (YHOO) for $44.6 billion
in cash and stock. The $31 per share offer represents a 62% premium
over Yahoo's Thursday closing price. It would be the largest
technology acquisition ever. For the week, the Dow gained 536.02
points or 4.4%, the Nasdaq added 87.16 points 0r 3.7%, and the S&P
gained 64.81 points or 4.9%
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MUTUAL FUND FLOW :

Jan 30 - Equity Fund Outflows -$7.5 Bil; Taxable
Bond Fund Inflows $628 Mil

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TRADING TIPS

Out of all the athletes in the world the ones that win the gold are
the select few who are dedicated to their sport. They put in
countless hours of hard work
and dedication constantly working on tweaking their techniques and
enhancing their style. To "get the gold" in trading you have to
have a similar mindset.
Work on tweaking your style, dedicate yourself to become a "student"
of the markets, and put in the time to achieve success, and you will
find that the harder
you work the more success you will find.

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Do you want to invest in Green Ideas? part 2

Why buy GE ? Maybe because General Electric is an American icon. We
all know that GE has been a leader in power generation systems since
the dawn of the
Electric Age. GE is a manufacturer of systems for coal-fired steam
turbines, as well as hydropower systems, and has been doing this for
nearly a century.
GE is also a leader in the manufacture of gas turbine systems, as
well as nuclear power generation systems. Now it seems that GE is
getting ready for the future.

Water
Water scarcity and shortages are becoming acute in many regions of
the world. So water-related industries are growth sectors. I believe
that moving and
treating water will, in the future, typically carry high profit
margins. GE Water & Process Technologies is a fast-growing business
unit that provides
system-based solutions to problems concerning water and wastewater
treatment and related water processes. GE has had a long history as
an industrial
manufacturer, in which the company had to deal with its own
wastewater and other pollution issues. (Remember PCBs in the Hudson
River?) Now GE can
capitalize on its own internal corporate experience by offering
water-related services to commercial and industrial users. GE water
systems include desalination
equipment, membrane filtration and industrial pollution control . I
was in China, GE is there helping with polution problems ... and do
they have polution problems.

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The wisdom of Benjamin Franklin

This is the 302nd birthday of Benjamin Franklin, author of the
famous phrase, "A penny saved is a penny earned." If Franklin were
alive today, he
might have added a few words about protecting ones pennies from the
ravages of inflation and reckless monetary policies. Franklin is
among the best-known
Americans throughout the world. Certainly, Franklin's intellect and
accomplishments are the foundation of his fame. But one aspect of
Franklin's
worldwide fame comes from the fact that his image is printed on the
U.S. $100 bill. Thus, Ben Franklin is ubiquitous in international
trade and commerce.

This monetary aspect of Franklin's fame is worth bearing in mind.
Because it now takes about one of those $100 bills to purchase one
of these barrels of
oil. And it takes nine of those $100 bills to purchase an ounce of
gold.Just a year ago, a "Benjamin" would buy nearly two barrels of
oil, not one. And it
took just a bit more than six Benjamins to buy a Liberty gold coin .
While we are thinking about it, how much food can you buy this year
at the grocery
store for the amount indicated on one Ben Franklin $100 bill? Less
than you could last year, right? Simply put, the value of your U.S.
currency is declining,
while the costs for the things you buy are rising. What is the
answer ? Gold,Oil ,and Gas stocks seem like excellent candidates to
preserve the value
of your pennies.

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Rising on Unusual Volume / Falling on Unusual Volume


FLOWSERVE CP FLS 14.29 (17.40%) Vol. % Change 298%

MICROS SYSTEMS MCRS 5.86 (9.52%) Vol. % Change 259%

INTUITIVE SURG INC ISRG 51.61 (20.32%) Vol. % Change 229%

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OMNICELL INC OMCL 5.47 (21.81%) Vol. % Change 1,351%

AVID TECH INC AVID 5.04 (19.44%) Vol. % Change
1,462%

MILLIPORE CP MIL 5.53 (7.88%) Vol. % Change
679%
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Airlines Adding In-Flight WiFi Internet Access This Summer

One of the United States' best-known, no-frills airlines may be
getting a bit, well, frilly, as Southwest has just announced it will
be testing a new broadband,
satellite-delivered Internet access service to its passengers
starting this summer.Dallas, Texas-based Southwest is working with
Row 44 (self-described world
leader in airborne broadband communication) to equip four aircraft
for trials this summer so customers can have access to e-mail,
music, shopping, and virtual
private networks (VPN) via a high-speed connection.Row 44 is the
same company working with Alaska Airlines to implement its in-air
wireless access tests this
Spring.Virgin America is also promising in-air internet access,
although the timetable for that service has not yet been set.
American Airlines and JetBlue
have also announced plans for in-flight Internet access, although
JetBlue's plans may be limited to a few types of devices and
services. American is working
with AirCell, a competitor to Row 44. No exact timetable is
available for their full service roll-outs, either.
http://www.row44.com/
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In-Depth Review of the MacBook Air With Photos


Engadget has the first really in-depth review of the MacBook Air
that I have seen with plenty of great photos and specifics. They do
a great job of highlighting the highs
and the lows with plenty of concrete examples to back their claims
up. It seems that while the MacBook Air is a great step towards
ultra-portable computing, overall the
pricepoint is just too high. Which is not surprising from a new
Apple gadget I guess. http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/25/macbook-air-
review/
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Watch this Alexander Paul Morris video :
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Sovereign wealth funds 8 Countries with the largest sovereign wealth
funds

1.ADIA Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
2. GIC Government of
Singapore Investment Corporation
3. GPF The Government Pension Fund
of Norway
4. SAMA Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
5. KIA
Kuwait Investment Authority
6. CIC China Investment Corporation
7. SFRF Stabilization Fund of the Russian Federation
8. FFMA Australian Government Future Fund
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The Super Bowl Indicator.

As many of you know, the Indicator says that when a team from the
original NFL wins, the market will go up. When a team from the
former AFL wins, the market will go down.Below is a break down of
the years these two teams have won and what happened to the Dow that
year. With many predicting a recession, it looks like the Indicator
will be right again if the oddsmakers are right in calling for a
Patriots win.

New York Giants:

1987 -- Open: 1,897.36, Close: 1938.83 -- Yearly Pct. Change: +2.1
percent 1991 -- Open: 2,633.66,
Close: 3,168.83 -- Yearly Pct. Change: +20.3 percent

Avg. Pct. Change in Dow when Giants win Super Bowl: +11.2 percent

New EnglandPatriots: 2002 --

Open: 10,021.71, Close: 8,341.63 -- Year Pct.
Change: -16.8 percent 2004 -- Open: 10,452.74, Close: 10,783.01 --
Year Pct. Change: +3.16 percent 2005 -- Open: 10,783.75, Close:
10,717.50 -- Year Pct. Change: -.6 percent

Avg. Pct. Change in Dow when Patriots win Super Bowl: -4.81 percent

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Online Trader Talk :

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Fast and reliable

DrRaj : GM everyone....can any one say when
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parrot ty8 : u can reload data from within NT, Tools--->Historical
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course, lol

TheLascone : The McClellan Osc. is back above the 0 line
In My Opinion ... looks like the bottom is in on the NYSE
http://www.stockcharts.com/charts/indices/McSumNYSE.html

Gabriel H.: macci will deflattenize if we start going up

tahoetim : plunge protection team working overtime trying to prop
this pig up

franz : I've cut my size way back today as the ranges of the bars
are very big.

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Conference/Events Calendar for the week of February 4th - 8th:

Monday: MSFT Strategic
Update; JAVA Analyst Meeting; ADCT, HTCH, ARRS, IKAN, NVLS, PAR at
Thomas Weisel Partners 2008 Technology Telecom Internet Conf; Banc
of America Securities MBA CREF Multifamily Housing Client Event;
CPF, PG at CFO.com Performance Management Analytics: How to Drive
Fact-Based Strategy, Resource Management, and Operating Decisions
Conf; SD, XTO at Credit Suisse Group Energy Conf...

Tuesday: STT Analyst Meeting; UAUA Analyst Meeting; Banc of America
Securities MBA CREF Multifamily Housing Client Event; Credit Suisse-
2008 Financial Services Forum; DLM at Goldman Sachs Consumer/Retail
Leveraged Finance Conf; DNR, HAL, CHK, CXG, HERO, STG at Credit
Suisse Group Energy Conf; GR, DCO, RTN, ATRO at Cowen and Company
Aerospace/Defense Conf; JAVA Analyst Meeting - Sun's Annual Analyst
Summit (SAS;); MIPI: The Future of Radiopharmaceuticals: Improved
Imaging and Treatment for Serious Diseases; MSFT, CHK, AMGN, SUN at
American Legal Media (ALM) Legaltech-NY Conf; RHT, ACS, MSCC, MSPD,
NETL, TTMI, ITRI, NSM, CSGC at Thomas Weisel Partners 2008
Technology Telecom Internet Conf; ZMH, CMED, BRL, SGEN, ALKS, ALXA
at Merrill Lynch 19th Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical
Device Conf.

Wednesday: JAVA Analyst Meeting - Sun's Annual Analyst Summit (SAS);
AXP Financial Community Meeting; CTXS Analyst Day 2008; AMAG, SVNT,
XNPT, ZGEN, CELG, BSX, MCK at Merrill Lynch 19th Global
Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Medical Device Conf; APC,
RIG, CPX, FE at Credit Suisse Group Energy Conf; Banc of America
Securities MBA CREF Multifamily Housing Client Event; CR, AME, BEZ,
CIR, FLS, ROP at Gabelli & Company, Inc. 18th Annual Pump, Valve &
Motor Symposium; GS, TCB, SNV, KFN, LEH at Credit Suisse Group
Financial Services Forum; IVAC, SYMC, SONS, VSEA, AVT at Thomas
Weisel Partners 2008 Technology Telecom Internet Conf; LEH at IBF
(International Business Forum) Nano Applications & Advanced
Materials Forum; NCIT, BEAV, PCP, KTOS, NOC at Cowen and Company
Aerospace/Defense Conf; SONE BAI Transpay Conference & Expo...

Thursday: Credit Suisse- Alternative InvesELY Analyst Meeting; EMR
Annual Investment Community Update; PETD Analyst Meeting tment
Seminar; CSCO, DELL, CS, PNY, RTN, MFE, CITI at American Legal Media
(ALM) Legaltech-NY Conf; CSE at ACG Capital Connection-Atlanta Conf;
DRIV, PAET, MOLX, VSH at Thomas Weisel Partners 2008 Technology
Telecom Internet Conf; DVN, OXY, BRS, CAM, DVN, SWN at Credit Suisse
Group Energy Conf; PRGS, BCSI, BEAS, FRE at Forrester Research
Enterprise Architecture Forum; RF, JPM, SLM, ZION, MF at Credit
Suisse Group Financial Services Forum; SIRT, TSCM, BKR, BMTC at
Emerald Research 15th Annual Groundhog Day Investment Forum; THRX,
XRAY, EW at Merrill Lynch 19th Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology
& Medical Device Conf; WTS and RBC at Gabelli & Company 18th Annual
Pump, Valve & Motor Symposium...

Friday: GLW Inverstor Meeting;
SRVY Investors Meeting; STJ Analyst Meeting; PXD, PDE, NBR at Credit
Suisse Group Energy Conf.
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