In This Issue: •Rate Cut Bump: When interest rates fall, optimism (and stock prices) usually rise. •STARS Status: Changes in S&P analysts' STARS rankings for November 27 through December 1. •Housing Stops: The downturn will continue to play out through next year. •Portfolio Tune-Up Can Ease Tax Bite: A year-end portfolio review can help you identify tax swap candidates. •Five-by-Fives: These stocks carry the top ranking in both the S&P STARS and the S&P Fair Value systems. •Drug Firms Tackle Type 2 Diabetes: With no one fix for this disease, there's room for many approaches to treatment. •Type 1 Diabetes Poses Greater Challenge: Novel treatments could benefit several pharmaceutical companies. •Master List Stocks Update: Our three supervised Master List groups of stocks, recommended as core holdings for long-term investors, are regularly featured on these two pages. The High-Quality Capital Appreciation Portfolio, highlighted this week, consists mainly of large-cap stocks. •Industry Momentum Portfolio: This S&P portfolio identifies industry sectors with the potential for above-average price performance. Some of the Companies Featured: Ansys
Double Hull Tankers
Finish Line
GAP
General Motors
Horizon Lines
IAC/InteractiveCorp
Interpublic Group
Johnson & Johnson
LG.Philips
Odyssey Healthcare
Payless Shoesource
Stats ChipPac
Tivo
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