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Event Risk from Two Perspectives

After taking a beating in the health services sector, I try to find the silver lining. An article detailing how investors and traders look at event risk and what to do when negative news hurts your stocks.

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Is Cloud Computing Microsoft's Long Term Vision: An arms race with Google and Yahoo in the cross fire?

Excerpt from the article says it best: "There’s been so much commentary on the proposed mega merger, it borders on overwhelming. Anyone with an inkling of insight on tech and an opinion is weighing in while we all wait for the next dose of fact to supplant innuendo. While I wait, one wonder keeps hitting me: is Microsoft’s collective head in the cloud?

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Walmart In The Hot Seat -Tax Evasion

Walmart lost a ruling in North Carolina where it sought tax refunds worth $33.5 million in taxes, penalties and interest which it had paid for using a tax scheme where Walmart paid itself rent and then claimed tax deductions for that. Three more states set to follow...

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Stock Symbol: WMT WAL MART STORES Stock Price: $57.04 Todays Change: -0.08 (-0.14%)