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The Motley Fool January 11, 2006 Robert Aronen	Where's My Chevette? The economic argument against investing in oil companies suggests that high gasoline prices will cause demand to fall and prices at the pump to recede. But automakers know better and are giving the consumer just what they want -- style and muscle.
InternetNews January 10, 2006 Paul Shread	Technical Analysis: Stocks Hang On The bulls showed some nice resilience Tuesday.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2006 Michael K. Evans	Evans On The Economy -- Not So Happy New Year A forecast for 2006 suggests sluggish growth at best - and it could get worse.
InternetNews January 9, 2006 Paul Shread	Technical Analysis: A Big Milestone for the Dow The Dow finally takes out 11,000, and the S&P pushes through a big level too.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	A Fool's Gold Here, the author highlights various reasons gold is gaining in popularity and outlines a few options for individual investors.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2006 Rich Smith	The International SATs Last week's results in The Index of Economic Freedom offered some surprises: Estonia continued to climb the ranks of the world's "free" economies. On the investing front, it's worth noting that the rankings seem to have little effect on investor enthusiasm or stock prices.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Outsourcing's Endgame Outsourcing will end as soon as it becomes economically illogical to continue it, and not a moment sooner. Already, wages for Indian workers ranging from call center operators to programmers to engineers are increasing at rates of 15% to 30% per annum.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Jennifer Dawson	Re-Energizing Houston Although the energy industry in Houston is enjoying a resurgence, the office sector continues to lag the broader economic recovery with a metro vacancy rate of nearly 18%. But increasingly the market appears poised for a major turnaround.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 John Churchill	The January Effect According to the 2006 Stock Trader's Almanac and founder Yale Hirsch's January Barometer, as the S&P 500 goes in January, so goes the year. And that's been true 90% of the time, with only five major errors since 1950.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Bob Hirschfeld	Running on Empty? An interview with the Houston oil and gas analyst Matthew Simmons on dwindling natural resources and what investors can expect from the volatile world energy market.
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