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  1. D.C. might get 20 inches of snow. They'll find us in the spring.
  2. $$ 2009 1/10th ounce Eagles sold out: http://bit.ly/6TBBJQ
  3. Large mutual funds: Threat or menace? How to choose among the giant funds that are probably in your 401(k) plan. http://bit.ly/7O1gYA
  4. RT @MattPhillipsWSJ: As dollar sentiment swings positive, bullish USD ETF runs out of shares. http://bit.ly/5KVLkU $UUP
  5. RT @mattkrantz: Most "pricey" stock sector based on P/E isn't technology (22x), but rather, industrials (48x), @capitaliq
  6. RT @mattkrantz: Big-tech investors' favs. Highest P-E ratios:Qualcomm (47), Intel (46), Google (38) and Apple (31) vs. IBM (13), HP (16) ...
  7. AP: House passes $636 billion defense bill that pays for conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. $$
  8. CBIS: Gives new meaning to the phrase "52-week high."
  9. U.S. has largest manufacturing sector in the world, producing $1.6 trillion annually; it's #3 exporter, behind #1 Germany and #2 China.
  10. $$ FaithShares Trust launches two more faith-based ETFs, aimed at Baptists and Lutherans. The Zen fund, of course, gives you nothing.
  11. Economic Outlook Group: On average, the Fed usually waits 6 months AFTER the jobless rate has peaked before tightening monetary policy.
  12. Speaking of dubious new innovations, iShares has just launched two ETFs that track the VIX. Anyone want to make a bet on vol?
  13. Paul Volcker to bankers: Banking innovations of the past 60 years have enriched bankers, but done little else. http://bit.ly/53MLU8
  14. RT @FakeAPStylebook: Advice columns should avoid the following phrases: "justifiable homicide," "purifying flame," "just cut it off."
  15. Signs pointing to increasing economic strength in Europe: A V-shaped recovery instead of the widely expected l-shaped one?
  16. $$ S&P: Mix of 60% stocks, 40% Treasuries performed better during the last bear market than during most,, down 13.1% vs. -14.8% in '73.
  17. $$ Ned Davis: General market momentum good, but health care, tech, financials, consumer discretionary all looking a bit toppy.
  18. The 25 stock funds with the largest net redemptions in 1999 have risen an average 38.3% since 12/31/99. Best: First Eagle Global, up 216%.
  19. The 25 best-selling stock funds of 1999 are down an average 23% since 12/31/99, vs. 11.6% for the S&P 500. Worst: Munder Internet, -72%.
  20. Assets of retail money funds fell $5.91 bln. to $1.073 trillion; Assets of institutional money funds rose 5.55 bln. to $2.247 trillion.