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To: tejek who wrote (173610)	12/25/2008 7:18:33 PM
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This Week's Magazine Week of December 22 Out With the Old by Kopin Tan Wall Street's top strategists see stocks starting to recover in 2009, even as the economy deteriorates further. A dozen forecasters weigh in with what to buy --and what to avoid. (Video) INTERVIEW How to Play a 'Take-No-Prisoners' Market by Lawrence C. Strauss AN INTERVIEW WITH ROB ARNOTT: Given the abundance of low-hanging fruit, it's a mistake to stick with things that will soon go out of style, such as Treasuries. Promising areas: emerging-markets and convertible debt. FEATURE Struggling to Survive at the Mall by Jacqueline Doherty Some retailers won't survive the downturn in consumer spending -- at least not without a trip to bankruptcy court. How to spot problems on the balance sheet and at the mall. (Video) FEATURE Tough Love Might Make GM Bonds Appealing by Andrew Bary The rescue loan promised to GM doesn't guarantee that the auto maker will avoid bankruptcy, making the car maker's unsecured debt look like a better bet than its stock. If you've been burned already, blame GM workers. FEATURE Can Nomura Get It Right This Time? by Leslie P. Norton Nomura's mistakes will be forgiven and forgotten if the investment bank successfully uses its Lehman Brothers assets to transform itself. FEATURE What We Wrote About Madoff Our 2001 story, excerpted here, questioned Bernie Madoff's too-good-to-be-true track record well before his Ponzi scheme was exposed. EDITORIAL COMMENTARY 'How Low Can You Go?' by Thomas G. Donlan The inflationary effects of the zero-interest-rate "cure" will be worse than the pain the Federal Reserve aims to prevent. read more............... online.barrons.com