August 08, 2008 2:29 PM ET

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The U.S. currency rises on cautionary comments from ECB President Trichet, sending oil plunging -- and stocks climbing. Fannie Mae reports a $2.3 billion loss and slashes its dividend. McDonald's reports strong sales.

5 hot stocks for a cold market

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However rough the Street gets, there are always stocks going up -- and the best of them are likely to keep winning. Here are 5.
Plus: Plenty of picks to ponder in our Strategy Lab Simple Strategies / Harry Domash


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It's almost impossible to repeat perfect experiences, but that doesn't stop us from dropping ever more money trying to replicate them. Why we do it -- and how to stop. Mind over money


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Tiny solution

Watch how a family in Texas takes action against high prices at the pump with a tiny electric car. Could you do it?


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CAPS-Community Stock Ratings

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Hottest 5-Star Stocksmore...
EXACT Sciences Corp (EXAS)+20.10%
Quality Systems, Inc. (QSII)+15.27%
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (HTGC)+12.72%
Recent All-Star Picksmore...
MLGtraderMLGtrader (rated 99.90) picked MOO Outperform
bbmavenbbmaven (rated 99.79) picked MYEC Underperform
awesomestockdudeawesomestockdude (rated 81.91) picked MYEC Underperform
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ugurcelerugurcelerRating: 71.82 +64.66
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Ratings as of 12:00 PM Eastern Time

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Market update

[BRIEFING.COM] All three of the major indices are now trading with a gain in excess of 2% as broad-based buying leads equities higher.  The Dow is now up 8.3% from its 52-week low, while the Nasdaq is up 11.7% and the S&P 500 is up 7.7%...more...

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Intraday Chart
10-Yr Note100.41-0.19
EUR/USD1.50399-0.03
GBP/USD1.92234-0.02
USD/JPY110.49723+1.18

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