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Sell your SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) and pick up iShares MSCI Japan Index (ETF) (NYSE:EWJ)…?  Well, that’s at least what one duo is suggesting. 

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) may just be experiencing one of the strangest anomalies of the recession. 

In discussions with Obama today, Greek Prime Minister Papandreou says he did not ask for U.S. financial help and discussed a European proposal to crack down on financial-market speculation. The White House says Greece's problems "can and should" be resolved by the EU.

Toyota Motor's (NYSE:TM) problems with their Lexus and Prius brands continue to pile up, let's review which models have been recalled and what you should be aware of as a Lexus/Prius owner such as the accelerator and floor mat recalls.

Jones Soda Company (NASDAQ:JSDA) is going, going -- gone.  Today shares are down 37% at 52 cents and Reed's Inc. (NASDAQ:REED) plans to takeover Jones for just 37 cents per share or $9.8 million.

AutoZone Inc. (NYSE:AZO) shares are up 6% in 2010 and now trading just $2 away from its 52-week high just under $170 a share.  To examine if the stock can keep trending higher we turn to Chad Brand the Peridot Capitalist.

Alternative schedules is becoming the norm for American schools, in order to keep teachers and schools alive, switching to a 4 day work week is coming to a school near you on the West Coast.

Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM) has had enough of the haters, the company is getting ready to battle its critics and pending lawsuits.

It doesn’t seem that long ago that the NASDAQ was at 5,132 and every ad during the Super Bowl was for some Dot Com company.  But alas, the years pass and some companies survived while others failed. 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) may have a new financial problem.  Its customers may be maxed out and do not have more money to spend at its chain.