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  • Soybeans Could Tumble

    Barron's Commodities Corner
    22 Apr 2013 | 11:41 am
    A large expected soybean harvest in the U.S. this fall will grease the way for a slide in soy prices. U.S. soybean prices have already eased since late last year. U.S. farmers could plant more soybeans this spring than expected.

  • An Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil

    Barron's Commodities Corner
    6 May 2013 | 12:14 pm
    Price of arabica slumps on glut of beans, weakness in demand, and roasters' willingness to use more robusta in blends.

  • Pumped Up on North American Energy

    Barron's This Week Magazine
    22 May 2013 | 4:34 am
    The provider of mining and construction services for oil companies is turning itself around. Why shares could surge 78%.

  • Why Energy Stocks Will Power Higher

    Barron's Most Emailed Today
    22 May 2013 | 4:31 am
    Shares of oil services stocks are breaking out, which suggests strong returns – and rising oil prices – are ahead.

  • Why Energy Stocks Will Power Higher

    Barron's Most Emailed This Week
    22 May 2013 | 4:31 am
    Shares of oil services stocks are breaking out, which suggests strong returns – and rising oil prices – are ahead.
 
 
 
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    Barron's Most Viewed Month

  • More Stocks, Fewer Bonds

    21 May 2013 | 1:44 pm
    In our asset-allocation survey, wealth managers see smoother sailing.

  • Apple in Small Bites

    4 Mar 2013 | 11:41 am
    Mini-options bring some high-priced stocks and exchange-traded funds within reach of more investors. And, the Nasdaq will open earlier.

  • The New MLP Landscape

    1 Mar 2013 | 5:28 pm
    For years, master limited partnerships handily beat the S&P 500, offering high yields and a tax break to boot. What's next?

  • Winners and Losers in the Next Smartphone War

    23 Feb 2013 | 1:45 am
    Between them, Apple and Samsung account for all smartphone profits. Many others, like Nokia and BlackBerry, are generating losses.

  • Next Stop, Greece

    22 Feb 2013 | 2:46 pm
    Special Report--Debt Crisis: If we fail to rein in spending and increase taxes -- starting now -- the U.S. in 22 years could be in worse shape than Greece is today.
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    Barron's Companies

  • More Stocks, Fewer Bonds

    21 May 2013 | 1:44 pm
    In our asset-allocation survey, wealth managers see smoother sailing.

  • Fleeing Abroad May Not Cut Your Taxes

    21 May 2013 | 10:25 am
    The U.S. is one of the few countries that tax citizens on income earned anywhere in the world. Renouncing citizenship has its own liabilities, starting with the exit tax.

  • Biggest Givers of 2012

    21 May 2013 | 10:25 am
    Charitable donations rose 6.7% in 2012. Penta profiles four givers with missions from heart research to entire towns: Carl Icahn, David Gundlach, Philip and Penelope Knight, and Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman.

  • Trend Spotting

    21 May 2013 | 10:25 am
    You can spend $6,000, or more, on custom spectacles. Plus, bargains in historical American documents, and increasingly litigious hedge-fund clients.

  • Gulfstream's New Best Seller

    21 May 2013 | 10:25 am
    The G650 is the hottest new business jet on the market, with better range and speed and a larger cabin. The backlog is out to 2017.
 
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    Barron's Funds/Q&A

  • Going Anywhere in Search of Value

    21 May 2013 | 10:35 am
    David Green's five-star Hotchkis & Wiley Value Opportunities Fund can buy stocks or bonds, at home or abroad. Here's what he likes now.

  • Who You Calling Passive?

    20 May 2013 | 11:37 am
    Index ETFs with a twist cost more than the plain-vanilla variety. Sometimes, they're even worth it.

  • Fidelity Cleared to Launch Active ETFs

    20 May 2013 | 11:37 am
    The mutual fund giant is expected to unveil a corporate bond fund shortly. It's an important test for the firm and the market.

  • Dynamic Duo

    18 May 2013 | 3:12 am
    Why Leon Cooperman and Steve Einhorn think this bull market still has legs. Avoiding defense and health care. Long Sprint, Transocean, and Citigroup.

  • A Model Approach

    18 May 2013 | 3:11 am
    John Chisholm's Acadian Emerging Markets fund uses a quantitative model to find undervalued stocks with good growth potential in countries with supportive monetary policies.
 
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    Barron's Weekday Trader

  • Cummins: Driving Profits With Cleaner Engines

    21 May 2013 | 2:02 pm
    A recovering global economy, combined with growing demand for lower-emission truck engines, should fuel gains for these undervalued shares.

  • AbbVie Is Good Medicine

    16 May 2013 | 4:15 pm
    This Abbott spinoff is up 33% since the start of the year, but still looks undervalued.

  • Advantage: Cigna

    14 May 2013 | 2:48 pm
    Thanks to Medicare reimbursements, the demands of health-care reform, and trends in the insurance industry, shares of managed-care giant Cigna look cheap.

  • Quest for Profits

    9 May 2013 | 3:26 pm
    Quest Diagnostics has been battered by recent trends in the health-care industry, but a new CEO plus health-care reform could be just the medicine to turn this cheap stock around.

  • M&A Advisor's Shares Are a Good Deal

    8 May 2013 | 8:22 am
    Storied investment bank Lazard is trading at a discount just as its advisory business looks poised to ramp up.
 
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    Barron's Electronic Q&A

  • Going Anywhere in Search of Value

    21 May 2013 | 10:35 am
    David Green's five-star Hotchkis & Wiley Value Opportunities Fund can buy stocks or bonds, at home or abroad. Here's what he likes now.

  • Biotech Fund: Many Healthy Returns

    14 May 2013 | 3:10 am
    Evan McCulloch has delivered blistering gains as manager of Franklin Biotechnology Discovery. Here are the stocks he's buying now.

  • Beating the Market with Dividends

    7 May 2013 | 4:41 am
    Don Wordell's RidgeWorth Midcap Value fund has racked up double-digit returns with a straightforward formula: Buy cheap stocks with good payouts. Here's what he likes now.

  • Strategist Spies Value in Energy, Tech

    30 Apr 2013 | 4:00 am
    Kate Warne of Edward Jones, who favors large-cap equities, is wary of commodities and long-term bonds.

  • Finding Value and Holding On Tight

    23 Apr 2013 | 3:16 am
    Albert Nicholas launched his fund in 1969 and 43 years later he's still beating the index. Here are the stocks he likes today.
 
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    Barron's Cover Story

  • Cues From Cooperman

    20 May 2013 | 12:28 pm
    How Wall Street titan Leon Cooperman stays on top in investing and philanthropy.

  • We Were Right!

    17 May 2013 | 4:41 pm
    Special Report: Record Dow -- Last year we predicted the Dow would hit 15,000 in 2013. That performance may be just the beginning.

  • The Barron's 500

    10 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Apple is No. 1 in our annual survey that honors stellar operating performance, followed by Wesco International, Western Digital, and DaVita HealthCare Partners.

  • On the Rise

    3 May 2013 | 4:29 pm
    A lost generation? No way! The Millennials are finally poised to start spending, which is good news for the economy and stocks.

  • Dow 16,000!

    26 Apr 2013 | 3:16 pm
    Our latest Big Money poll shows record levels of bullishness among America's money managers, despite concerns about the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve policy, and Europe's financial mess.
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    Barron's Interview

  • Why REITs Will Stay on a Roll

    13 May 2013 | 12:08 pm
    Green Street Advisors' Mike Kirby likes Equity Residential, Taubman Centers and Vornado Realty Trust. And get ready for single-home REITS.

  • Cautious Short-Term, Bullish for the Longer Haul

    7 May 2013 | 11:38 am
    Scott Minerd, the chief investment officer of Guggenheim Partners, sees a 10% drop in the stock market, followed by a 10-to-15-year period of U.S. prosperity.

  • Bullish on Community Banks

    6 May 2013 | 12:18 pm
    A veteran investor expects a wave of bottom-up consolidation to provide plenty of opportunities for investors.

  • A Tech Seer's View of the Future

    29 Apr 2013 | 12:22 pm
    An interview with Paul Wick, portfolio manager, Columbia Seligman Communications & Information fund.

  • Quantamentally Speaking

    16 Apr 2013 | 10:10 am
    Morgan Stanley equity strategist Adam Parker combines quantitative and fundamental analysis to identify stocks that could outperform. Seeking China exposure and dividend growth.
 
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    Barron's Economic Beat

  • U.S. Debt Pollyannas Due for Rude Awakening

    18 May 2013 | 3:12 am
    CBO's most plausible projection puts national debt at 83% of GDP by 2023. A look at the mythology of Medicare-fee cuts and tax-break expirations.

  • Unimpressed Forecasters; How I Got My Job

    13 May 2013 | 11:55 am
    The Blue Chip consensus opinion points to 2.3% real GDP growth this year and 2.8% in 2014. And, how Alan Abelson made me a columnist.

  • No Real Shadow on Jobs

    6 May 2013 | 12:14 pm
    The media find surprises and shadows in monthly employment reports, but growth has been merely mediocre, though not weak. And language sloppiness puts a wrong label on the Social Security "trust fund."

  • The Private Sector Must Step on the Gas

    27 Apr 2013 | 1:01 am
    Inflation-adjusted GDP rose at an annual rate of 2.5% in the first quarter, weaker than the consensus estimate.

  • The Right Way to Cut Entitlements

    13 Apr 2013 | 1:54 am
    Means-testing is the ticket, not reliance on a different version of the consumer price index, as the Obama-Boehner plan suggests.
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    Barron's Balancing the Books

  • Netflix's Rise and Fall and Rise Again

    6 May 2013 | 12:22 pm
    The epic story of how Reed Hastings built a $12 billion company. Is getting sidetracked such a bad thing? Yes and no. Plus, politically correct speech on campus and Ayn Rand on selfishness.

  • The Professional Democrat

    1 Apr 2013 | 11:43 am
    How to win friends and influence politics. Plus: happiness for pessimists, quantifying skill and luck, and Rwanda as economic model.

  • Misreading the Mortgage Mess

    4 Mar 2013 | 11:40 am
    An influential Democratic economist soft-pedals Bill Clinton's role in the financial crisis; a bookish life; secrets of the hotel trade; and the real state of U.S. health care.

  • The Soul of the New Capitalism

    4 Feb 2013 | 12:00 pm
    A worthy successor to The Wealth of Nations; Jeffersonians vs. Hamiltonians; junk bonds; a thousand-year economics tour.

  • Sidestepping Losers Is the Way to Win

    11 Jan 2013 | 8:22 am
    How to avoid land mines in your portfolio; a social history of the knife, fork and spoon; and, uprooting an endorsement of "green" products.
 
 
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    Barron's Commodities Corner

  • Palladium Ready to Roar Again

    20 May 2013 | 11:36 am
    With strong car markets in the U.S. and China, demand for the metal is up as supplies come under pressure.

  • Short Supplies Fluff Up Rice

    13 May 2013 | 11:55 am
    Prices are likely to rise, especially in the U.S.

  • An Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil

    6 May 2013 | 12:14 pm
    Price of arabica slumps on glut of beans, weakness in demand, and roasters' willingness to use more robusta in blends.

  • Why Sugar Prices Aren't So Sweet

    29 Apr 2013 | 12:22 pm
    The price of raw sugar on the global market is fast declining to the cost of production in No. 1 sugar-cane grower Brazil. Yet, a record number of speculative investors are betting that prices will fall even further.

  • Soybeans Could Tumble

    22 Apr 2013 | 11:41 am
    A large expected soybean harvest in the U.S. this fall will grease the way for a slide in soy prices. U.S. soybean prices have already eased since late last year. U.S. farmers could plant more soybeans this spring than expected.
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    Barron's Current Yield

  • Bonds Go Their Own Way: Down

    20 May 2013 | 11:54 am
    Wary investors, discouraged by low yields, avoid buying. Comments by Buffett and Gross don't help, either.

  • Abandoning Ship on Bonds

    13 May 2013 | 12:08 pm
    Investors are ignoring sub-5% yields and buying junk securities just based on spreads.

  • Fed Hedges Ahead of Jobs Report

    6 May 2013 | 12:18 pm
    The central bank's policy committee granted itself permission to move in any direction; then the monthly jobs report beat expectations.

  • Yields Lose Ground to Dividends

    29 Apr 2013 | 12:22 pm
    As yields on corporate bonds approach the vanishing point, investors may want to consider buying the dividend-paying shares of big solid companies.

  • Devaluing Inflation Expectations

    25 Apr 2013 | 4:37 am
    Bond investors seem to be dialing down their expectations of a rise in inflation. But that may be an overreaction.
 
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    Barron's Review

  • Review

    20 May 2013 | 11:54 am
    A better economy suggests yields will keep rising.

  • Review

    13 May 2013 | 12:08 pm
    Bank of America's bills for the mortgage crisis keep coming in. A $40 billion final tab is likely, says one analyst.

  • Review

    6 May 2013 | 12:18 pm
    Is 3-D last year's hot technology? This summer, a couple of much-hyped blockbusters will help answer that question.

  • Review

    29 Apr 2013 | 12:22 pm
    Investors flocked to silver in 2012, pushing demand up 21%. Despite recent price drops, the outlook is strong.

  • Review

    22 Apr 2013 | 11:47 am
    Shares of the iconic notebook maker have plunged 22% in three weeks.
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    Barron's Preview

  • Preview

    20 May 2013 | 11:53 am
    Business majors could do better in coming years than many other graduates.

  • Preview

    13 May 2013 | 12:08 pm
    Despite the punk recovery, shoppers are spending more on premium fare.

  • Preview

    6 May 2013 | 12:18 pm
    A bipartisan effort is likely to prevent rates on some student loans from jumping 100% on July 1.

  • Preview

    29 Apr 2013 | 12:22 pm
    A revitalized and profitable ING U.S. is coming public, and it aims to focus on helping its 13 million U.S. customers plan retirement.

  • Preview

    22 Apr 2013 | 11:47 am
    The abrupt departure of the Knicks' surprising star didn't bode well for 2013. Instead, the Knicks—and MSG shareholders—are poised for a big playoff run.
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    Barron's Follow Up

  • Follow Up

    20 May 2013 | 11:37 am
    Report of a potentially big Microsoft bid for Nook begins to unlock the value in the shares. A $30 stock?

  • Facebook's Results Fail to Impress

    6 May 2013 | 12:22 pm
    Facebook racked up big gains in mobile advertising, but at the expense of its core desktop business. With a market value of $71 billion and annualized mobile revenue of just $1.5 billion, that's hardly something to celebrate.

  • Follow Up

    29 Apr 2013 | 12:22 pm
    The handbag maker's shares are back in fashion, outpacing rival Michael Kors—just as we said they would. Ahead: 40% upside in two years, plus a rising dividend.

  • Have Apple Shares Hit Bottom?

    22 Apr 2013 | 11:41 am
    Only months ago, investors viewed Apple as the most innovative company in the world. Now it can do nothing right. Why we're still bullish. And, the recovery in new-car sales is driving used-car sales as well. That's good news for mega-dealer CarMax, whose shares could rise 20%.

  • Follow Up

    15 Apr 2013 | 1:16 pm
    South Korean stocks are being priced as if the end is near. It's not. And shares of Sarepta are up 23% since we wrote favorably about the opportunity for its muscular dystrophy drug a year ago. Why they could rise another 60% from here.
 
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    Barron's Mailbag

  • Mailbag

    20 May 2013 | 11:37 am
    Letters to Barron's about Linn Energy, Fed policy and selling the TVA.

  • Mailbag

    13 May 2013 | 11:55 am
    Letters to Barron's about the Millennial generation and the right to anonymity.

  • Mailbag

    6 May 2013 | 12:14 pm
    Letters to Barron's about choosing between Chiquita and Apple, the prospect for 16,000 on the Dow, reasons for a tax revolt, and the chance of a further decline in gold.

  • Mailbag

    29 Apr 2013 | 12:22 pm
    Letters to Barron's about means-testing entitlements, the relative fiscal conditions of Japan and the U.S., and the ethics of investing in tobacco.

  • Mailbag

    22 Apr 2013 | 11:40 am
    Letters to Barron's about governmental confiscation, Carl Icahn's roots, the S&P 500 record, the decline in air-travel comfort, and the fairness of taxing sales on the Internet.
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    Stocks To Watch

  • Dow, S&P Close at Record Highs

    Sam Mamudi
    21 May 2013 | 1:39 pm
    The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose for the 19th straight Tuesday, gaining 52.3 points, or 0.34%, to close at 15,387.58, a record. The Dow is now up 3.69% in May and has risen 23% in the past year. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index also set a record closing high, gaining 0.17% to 1,669.16. The [...]

  • Saks Surprises, Pops 10%

    Sam Mamudi
    21 May 2013 | 1:05 pm
    Saks (SKS) reported a better-than-expected sales this morning, as its first-quarter profit came in line with expectations and its revenue beat forecasts. But while you’d expect a stock to do well after those kind of results, it’s a little surprising to see a 10% one-day gain, and for Saks’ shares to hit their highest level [...]

  • A Day After Gains, Gold Miners Follow Gold’s Decline

    Sam Mamudi
    21 May 2013 | 12:48 pm
    AFP Painful Monday was a pretty great day for gold miners’ stocks as the price of gold rose 1.42%, ending a seven-day losing streak. But today, we’re back to what’s seemingly become business as usual, with gold falling 0.47%…and miners following suit. Barrick Gold (ABX) fell 2.5% Tuesday, after seeing a 7.3% gain Monday; Kinross [...]

  • Four Insider Buys in the Consumer Discretionary Sector

    Grace L. Williams
    21 May 2013 | 12:38 pm
    Motown R&B dynamos The Temptations once famously sang, “When it’s cold outside, I’ve got the month of May.” No doubt, they were referring to the warmth and buzz that spring fever often brings. Now that spring is in the air, we at Inside Scoop continue to wonder if and when insiders will get inspired to [...]

  • Oil States Looks Better as a REIT: Sterne Agee

    Sam Mamudi
    21 May 2013 | 10:15 am
    Oil States International (OIS) was today downgraded by Sterne Agee to Neutral from Buy, with Stephen Gengaro and Grant Fox writing that if the company converts to a REIT the stock could pop as much as 41% from today’s price: We believe that investors buying OIS shares at current levels are effectively betting on a [...]
 
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    Tech Trader Daily

  • Intuit Rising: FYQ3 EPS Beats, Q4 View Light

    Tiernan Ray
    21 May 2013 | 1:38 pm
    Shares of business and consumer finance software provider Intuit (INTU) are up 26 cents, or half a percent, at $58.15, after the company this afternoon reported fiscal Q3 revenue in line with analysts’ expectations, profit that beat consensus, and a forecast for this quarter lower than had been expected. Revenue in the three months ended [...]

  • ADI FYQ2 In Line, Q3 View Light

    Tiernan Ray
    21 May 2013 | 1:27 pm
    Shares of chip maker Analog Devices (ADI) are down 81 cents, or 1.7%, at $45.75 in late trading after the company this afternoon reported fiscal Q2 revenue that slightly missed expectations, delivered profit per share in line with consensus, and forecast this quarter’s revenue and profit below expectations. Revenue in the three months ended in [...]

  • NetApp FYQ4 EPS Beats; Q1 View Light; Starts Dividend

    Tiernan Ray
    21 May 2013 | 1:22 pm
    Shares of enterprise storage and networking vendor NetApp (NTAP) are up 82 cents, or 2%, at $37.45,  in late trading, after the company this afternoon reported fiscal Q4 revenue that missed analysts’ estimates slightly, forecast this quarter’s results below consensus, raised its buyback plan, commenced a quarterly dividend, and said it would lay off 900 [...]

  • DDD: Piper Ups Target to $52 on RPDG Buy

    Tiernan Ray
    21 May 2013 | 12:47 pm
    Shares of 3-D printing technology developer 3D Systems (DDD) get another thumbs up today, this time from Troy Jensen of Piper Jaffray, who reiterates an Overweight rating and raises his price target to $52 from $42, after adjusting estimates to reflect the company’s recent acquisition of startup Rapid Product Development Group, a services provider, sannounced [...]

  • MSFT Slips: Announces ‘Xbox One,’ Revamped ‘Kinect’ (Correct)

    Tiernan Ray
    21 May 2013 | 11:25 am
    Microsoft (MSFT) shares are down 5 cents at $35.03 after the company a short while ago held a media event at which it unveiled “Xbox One,” the latest version of its video game console, and a raft of supporting announcements. Supporting materials from the announcement were posted by Microsoft on its Xbox Wire Web site. [...]
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