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CNBC's Fast Money Steve Grasso thinks it would be a good idea to buy Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) on Monday. He added that they are doing everything to stay competitive with their prices. Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) dropped 0.48% on Friday.

Joe Terranova likes The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) as the food prices are going up and KR has the pricing power. Kroger (KR) gained 0.18% on Friday.

Karen Finerman likes Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Pete Najarian believes in Mylan (NASDAQ: MYL). Bank of America (BAC) added 0.06% and MYL gained 0.48% on Friday.

Feasts, fowls, and freeze frames will decorate the holiday week that lies ahead.

Here's what other investors are going to do ...

As more details of Google Chrome OS came out on Thursday, people already took to Twitter and blogs to voice their complaints with the new OS and shared why they won't be using it when it launches at the end of 2010.

The market for initial public offerings is thawing, but retail investors shouldn't expect to find access to this notoriously exclusive market any easier -- though a few back doors are open for those who know where to look.

BloggingStocks: Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks: Ann Taylor Stores Corp. (ANN) declining same-store sales offset better-than-expected Q3 earnings. Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) reached a new 52-week high after ... Read more

BloggingStocks: Take the Nook off your Christmas list. The new e-reader from Barnes & Noble (BKS) has already sold out, and more won't be available until after the holiday has passed. The next batch will be available, at best, by November 4, 2010. In a statement, ... Read more

Weaker-than-expected results from Dell (DELL) pushed the tech sector lower Friday, which in turn sent the broad market skidding into the red. Disappointing results from builder D.R. Horton (DHI) also weighed on sentiment, adding to worries the real estate market will continue to hamper a recovery in the U.S. economy.[More...]

Barnes & Noble (BKS) reported today that their new eReader product has sold out of the entire supply for delivery before the holidays.  This may be a positive sign for Barnes & Noble in the long run as demand appears to be quite strong, but it is clear that production limitations are restricting sales this holiday season.  Yesterday, Sony (SNE) pushed back the shipping date for their Daily Edition Reader to between December 18th and January 8th.  This puts Sony’s August promise to have the Reader available for[More...]

Discovery Networks has been on our radar screen for some time. We have missed several opportunities to grab the stock and it kept on moving higher. This time we are looking at the news of Oprah’s move as providing significant upside for the network. It is really a big confirmation for the cable operators (We [...] Related posts:

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