Stock Picks and News for 2010-10-20

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Best Time to Buy Stocks Since 1980's: Legg Mason's Miller ""The last ten years have conditioned people to think short term as opposed to long term,"" Bill Miller said. ""Now, stocks are cheap and people should buy good, quality companies at reasonable prices..... Goldman Looks Good, BofA Is 'A Tough Go': Dick Bove Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are both buys for investors, though BofA faces more difficulties because of weakness in its consumer divisions, analyst Dick Bove said...... Apple Driving Bulls into This Hardware Supplier Lazard analyst Daniel Amir cited reports from sources that a new MacBook Air notebook may use solid-state disk drives from SanDisk. Other stocks, such as Arm Holdings, have also been lifted by Apple's..... Greenberg: IBM Earnings, All About the Levers When it comes to earnings quality, the best I can say for IBM: Eh! ..... Best Ways to Invest on Weak Dollar: Stock Picker The dollar hit its lowest level in more than eight months against the euro Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reinforced expectations of further monetary policy easing. Robert Pavlik,..... Hogan's Top Pick of the Week Art Hogan, director of global equity product at Jefferies shared his best play of the week. ..... Insurers Rally as Big Banks Struggle Big banks such as Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan are struggling, and now capital is shifting to financial guarantors such as MBIA, Radbian, and Ambac Financial. ..... Is VIX Pointing to a Market Correction? The rally that added 15 percent to the S&P 500 Index since early July may be under threat. At least that's what the VIX may be signaling. ..... Bank Sector Is Stabilizing: Piper Jaffray COO Financials weighed heavily on the broader market Thursday amid the mounting foreclosure mess and following mixed reviews on JP Morgan earnings. Piper Jaffray President and Chief Operating Officer Thom..... 30% Upside in This 'Stealth Bull Market': Portfolio Manager I’m bullish on the markets and this is a great time for investors to get in, said Mark Mulholland, portfolio manager at Matthews 25 Fund. He shared his top holdings now......

Chart of the Day : KBLB Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. Successfully Creates Mutant Spider-Moths With Gene Splicing Technology LANSING, MI, Sep 13, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc.....     AUMN Golden Minerals Bullish Flag Consolidation Pattern With today's down move in the precious metals sector a much needed consolidation has started. Signs to be extremely cautious were abundant. With the US Dollar having reached its ABC down move target i..... Sun Tzu’s Principles Learn to fightShow the wayDo it rightKnow the factsExpect the worstSeize the dayBurn the bridgesDo it betterPull togetherKeep them guessingHe who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be vi..... US Dollar Bounce Likely ABC Move Price Target Almost Reached Just updated the daily US Dollar chart on my public list. The most obvious pattern emerging is the ABC move to the downside. The price target of that move is located somewhere around 0.75. This is pre.....