Highlighted stocks include Baidu.com (BIDU), Sohu.com (SOHU), United Online (UNTD) and Yahoo (YHOO).

Key Points: Despite the resignation of Jerry Yang, forecasts are trending downward for Yahoo Other Internet companies are doing well, however, such as Sohu.com and United Online

Without Merger, Few Positive Catalysts For Yahoo Over The Short-Term

Yesterday, Yahoo (YHOO) announced the resignation of Jerry Yang from the CEO post. The announcement was met with cheer as shares rose by nearly a buck to $11.55.

Playing a role in the upward move were speculators hoping for renewed merger talks with Microsoft (MSFT). The problem is that there is no guarantee that a merger will occur.

Without a merger, there are few catalysts for the stock. Naming a well-respected outsider as a CEO might help, but the company is struggling with both tough competition and a weak economy.

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It's been a bumpy ride for solar stocks recently.

The industry received a boost when clean energy tax credits were added to the $700 bailout bill to help its passage from Congress. But fears of falling demand and oversupply have weighed on solar stocks. The Claymore/MAC Global Solar Index ETF (NYSE:TAN) fell 35% in the first eight trading days of October.

William Patalon III, however, says new mapping technology and advances that have made solar power more eco-friendly will boost solar stocks in the long run.

Quadruple witching has led the fourth day of triple-digit intraday moves for the Dow. The ban on short-selling forced many traders to close out their positions rather than roll them over.

The big gains on Friday were really just an extension of what we saw on Thursday. Anyone who did not own stocks at lunchtime on Thursday missed out on the rally. The rally happened too fast for most investors to take advantage.

The speed and intensity of the rally demonstrated the importance of maintaining an allocation to stocks. The biggest rallies often happen without much forewarning.

Therefore, it is important to continue to focus on the long-term. Over time, stocks have consistently created more wealth than any other investment vehicle. A diversified portfolio will weather bear markets and will thrive in bull markets.

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Joytoto USA Inc. (JYTO.OB) has announced that it plans to distribute the popular Korean online game, “Gersang”, on its U.S. site. The game will be marketed as “The Great Merchant” on the U.S. website. Work continues on the English translation, which should be completed and available for closed beta service during the fourth quarter of 2008.

Joytoto selected “The Great Merchant” for U.S. release due to its popularity in the Korean online gaming market. This game is one of the most successful Massively Multi-Player Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) that Joytoto has released to the Korean market. Daum, which is South Korea’s second-largest web portal and search engine, rated the Korean release of the game as the fourth most popular online game played in Korea. The game has also received a variety of awards, including the Korean Entertainment Grand Prize.

Online gaming is one of Joytoto’s business segments. Joytoto

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