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September 19, 2008
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY Lehman Endgame Looks Ugly Wall Street has concluded CEO Fuld can't pull off his plan to shore up Lehman's balance sheet. Now it's a race to find a buyer, but Treasury Secretary Paulson may not provide more help   MORE TOP STORIES MARKET SNAPSHOT Stocks Lower as Traders Eye Lehman Investors anxiously awaited news on the fate of Lehman Brothers and weighed a fresh round of economic data S&P STOCK PICKS AND PANS • From S&P S&P Picks and Pans: Lehman, BofA, AIG, Fannie Mae, Chipotle, Ford Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Friday INSIDE WALL STREET Dell Should Start Clicking Again Also featured: Goodyear Tire & Rubber and Siga Technologies GENE MARCIAL'S STOCK PICKS Marcial: Bullish on Merrill Lynch? No The prospect of additional writedowns could send the investment bank's shares lower THE WEEK AHEAD Vital Signs: Steady Rates Seen from the Fed On deck: The Fed meets, industrial production, consumer prices, homebuilders survey, housing starts, leading indicators index, and data on household and corporate balance sheets STOCK SCREENS • From S&P Stock Screen: Low Price, High STARS S&P's latest list has five attractive names with a share price under $10—and a strong buy ranking from its equity analysts The Economy: Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios Will the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailout work? It pays to imagine the possibilities SAM STOVALL'S SECTOR WATCH • From S&P After the Bailout: Caution on Financial Stocks S&P keeps its underweight rating on the sector, pending signs of recovery in financial firms' results and the housing market YOUR RETIREMENT Are Your Retirement Accounts Safe? With more banks expected to fail, it's a good time to look into the protections available for your retirement accounts YOUR MONEY • From S&P Home Health Care for Your Elderly Parents When a nursing home doesn't feel like the right move, home health care can be a good option. Here's how to make your decision   INVESTING TOOLS MUTUAL FUND SCOREBOARD How's Your Fund Doing? Our Interactive Scoreboard has complete results for some 2,500 equity funds, hundreds with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 View our corporate privacy policy here. To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2008, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice  BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS Ken Fisher | The 8 Biggest Mistakes Investors Make  Improve the performance of your portfolio while decreasing the level of risk for your investments. Get up to $500k HSBC Term Life Ins. at HSBCusa.com  Apply online today. No medical exam. No agent visit. Get instant coverage if you qualify. Try Currency Trading  Learn to Trade FX with a Free Demo. Free Commentaries and Market news. Pick Stocks That Win  Top Market Timer Bernie Schaeffer shows you how with his Master Portfolio. Try it now for FREE. Buy a link now!

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