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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Mon Jan 5th daily stock tracking

Street - Top 5 fast growth, DeVry(DV), Cubist Pharmaceuticals(CBST), Aceto(ACET), NCI(NCI), ManTech International(MANT). Upgrades - Amazon.com(AMZN)$65, Teradyne(TER)$6, Union Pacific(UNP)$57. Cramer likes Goldman Sachs(GS), Nordic American Tanker(NAT)buy below $35, Terra Nitrogen(THN)yeilds more than 11%, fertilizer stocks are hot. Favorite Dow stock is Hewlett-Packard(HPQ)it currently has a very low P/E, favorite tech play. Bull on BB&T(BBT)(WFC)(BAC)(BBY)(GOOG)Ultra Petroleum(UPL)(GS)Itron(ITRI)Dicks Sporting Goods(DKS). Standard&Poor's - Caterpillar(CAT)there is strong demand in China target of $55. Accenture(ACN)target $35. TheStockAdvisors - AeroViroment(AVAV), Apple(AAPL)as best of breed. Zacks - URS Corp(URS), DeVry(DV), NCI(NCIT), Medifast(MED). Forbes stock of the week - PetMed Express(PETS)consumers are still willing to spend money on pets, trades at a discount to its growth rate. IBD - Almost Family(AFAM)provides in-home nursing care.

The Street - NINE EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS FOR '09
NAME, TICKER & TheStreet.com RATINGS GRADE INCEPTION DATE YIELD (%) TOTAL EXPENSE RATIO(%) 3-MO. TOTAL RET'N (%) 12-MO. TOTAL RET'N (%)

INCOME & SAFETY
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) A 12/14/1998 3.14 0.23 -13.88 -15.74
iShares Lehman TIPS Bond (TIP) A+ 12/4/2003 9.44 0.20 -11.01 -6.55
iShares S&P Global Healthcare (IXJ) B+ 11/13/2001 3.30 0.48 -23.08 -30.17
iShares S&P Global Telecom (IXP) A 11/12/2001 5.87 0.48 -19.42 -35.87
Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) B+ 1/26/2004 3.97 0.20 -19.26 -26.84

GLOBAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS
iShares S&P Glb Infrastructure Idx (IGF) U 12/10/2007 1.49 0.48 -32.58 N/A
iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Ind (ICLN) U 6/24/2008 0.00 0.48 -61.77 N/A
SPDR SP Intl Materials Sec ETF (IRV) U 7/16/2008 1.44 0.50 -49.27 N/A

BROAD EQUITY DIVERSIFICATION
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) U 6/24/2008 0.00 0.25 -33.13 N/A
Source: TheStreet.com Ratings (Data as of 11/30/2008)

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