Here they are...the most widely-read stories on TheStreet.com now:


Oil Puts Lid on Stocks
Robert Holmes
Stocks were little changed early Monday as oil prices jumped and
General Motors prepared to detail more cost cuts.


Caremark Probe
Goes Postal
Melissa Davis
Caremark's customers could be opening some unwelcome mail. Texas
prosecutors have started requesting information from Caremark clients
as they seek to determine whether the pharmacy benefit manager, or
PBM, has engaged in Medicaid fraud. They have already issued a civil
investigative demand to at least one major Caremark client -- the city
of Austin -- and hope to send out similar letters, without the
company's review, going forward.


Going After the Lawyers in Refco's Fall
Matthew Goldstein
Refco's collapse is casting an unflattering light on the role of
another group of high-priced lawyers. Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, the big
Chicago-based law firm, is drawing scrutiny from securities regulators
trying to sort out the players in the brokerage's stunning fall from
grace. Investigators are looking into the role Mayer Brown played in
drafting the loan documents that allegedly enabled former Refco CEO
Phillip Bennett to carry out a scheme to hide hundreds of millions of
dollars in old customer trading losses for years.


Next Generation's Software Growing Pains
Troy Wolverton
With three new game machines expected in the next year -- and two new
handheld game devices already on the market -- this is a great time to
be a gamer. What remains to be seen is whether it will be a great time
to be a game maker -- or an investor in such companies. The launch of
Microsoft's Xbox 360 this week will inaugurate the latest console
cycle, a ritual that begins every five years or so. Each successive
cycle has eventually led to bigger sales, bigger profits, and surging
share prices for the top players. But in the short term, the
transition to new machines typically means trying times for makers of
game software.


Net Stocks Still Shine for Mitchell Rubin
Gregg Greenberg
Many companies tried to dominate the business of Web searching back
during the Internet bubble, but only the trio of Google, Microsoft and
Yahoo! emerged as the true 800-pound gorillas in the space.
Unfortunately, that's a lot of gorillas, even in a space as vast as
the Internet. Mitchell Rubin, portfolio manager of the $141 million
Baron iOpportunity fund, says the shift in advertising dollars from
traditional to online media will keep all three giants well fed for
the time being. But he says Microsoft may have trouble keeping pace in
the long run and could be better off simply sticking with software.

Daily Investing Tip
JBL: Alternative Energy
Some analysts are seeing the top of the market for Deere. I believe
they are missing the bigger picture. Deere is trading at a forward
multiple of just over 10, based on consensus fiscal 2006 earning
estimates of $6.27 per share. Deere is trading 15% below its 52-week
high. Wall Street has written off a great company. With demand for
alternative energy and rising corn prices, Deere is a natural
beneficiary of the times.
-- John Bradshaw Layfield, TheStreet.com



Jeff Cooper
Beware Turkey Week Hiccups
Options-expiration hangover and a lightly traded coming week could
lead to some jolts.

James J. Cramer
Expect Extra Boost From Analysts
Next week should be strong, but being rid of sell ratings that don't
make sense will help immensely.