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Tuesday, Jul. 29, 2008

1. Hedge Fund Maven Speaks 2. S&P/Case Shiller Index 3. Oil Reaches Lowest Since Mid-May 4. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! 5. Merrill's Plans to Raise Billions Auto Leasing: Is It Going To Go Away? Chrysler's move to get out of the auto leasing business is catching the industry by surprise. But will the other two U.S. automakers follow Chrysler's lead and stop leasing cars and trucks to their customers? And what does this mean for the industry as a whole? Phil blogs on the answers. Click here to read more.

WHAT A YEAR IT WAS: In a matter of weeks starting in July '07, news item after news item created a string of red flags that there was trouble in paradise. From the collapse of the Bear Stearns hedge funds to the undoing of American Home Mortgage, brutal market moves and Jim Cramer's rant, calling for Fed action. Before you knew it, the Goldilocks economy was gone and we ushered in a whole new world of credit crunch. MEDIA EARNINGS: Julia Boorstin follows Comcast's before-the-bell earnings and looks ahead to Disney's after-the-bell report. Is integrating phone/web/tv working for Comcast? Is its new range of on-demand high def offerings distinguishing its service? As for Disney, the big question is how are the parks holding up: the real indicator of how the economy is having an impact. Disney has held up well so far. Can it keep it up? ALZHEIMER'S IN AMERICA: Mike Huckman reports live from the Alzheimer's Association 2008 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD 2008) in Chicago, where companies are competing to develop the first disease-modifying drugs in the face of a looming epidemic. The Alzheimer's Association estimates that 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer's disease in the United States. So, which companies are lined up to cash in with the treatments of tomorrow? TODAY'S ECONOMIC DATA: Steve Liesman reports the ADP employment numbers at 815a ET and reports the day's economic storylines.. Portfolio Watchlist Insider Trends Financial Glossary Stock Screeners Fund Screeners Earnings Screeners

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