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[at CNNMoney.com] – This article was published in the October issue of Money magazine. Searching for stocks that are likely to thrive in 2014? If recent history is a guide, one place to look is among shares that are badly …

[at New York Times] – Wall Street gained amid cautious optimism that politicians in Washington would strike a last-minute deal to prevent the United States from a default.

[at CNNMoney.com] – Investors are hoping for the best — and bracing for the worst — as the fiscal crisis in Washington comes to a head. U.S. stocks were higher early Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average , the …

[at MarketWatch] – Polya Lesova takes a look at which stocks traders will be watching during market action, including Intel, Yahoo, and Bank of America. Photo: Getty Images.

Analyst Downgrades: Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO), Citigroup Inc (C), and EMC … Schaeffers Research (blog) – 12 hours ago Analysts are weighing in today on IT services providers Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) and EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), along with banking concern Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C). Here’s a quick roundup of today’s bearish brokerage notes. MKM Partners …

[at MarketWatch] – Polya Lesova takes a look at today’s market action, including three stocks to watch.

[at Bloomberg] – MGIC Investment Corp., the home-loan guarantor that posted losses for six straight years tied to the housing crash, led a rally of mortgage insurers after reporting a second straight quarterly profit.

[at Wall St. Cheat Sheet] – The former chief operating officer at Bank of America’s Countrywide is currently sweating under the spotlight of a government lawsuit as the lone defendant.

[at The Wall Street Journal] – Four large U.S. banks have provided the bulk of consumer relief required under a $25 billion settlement reached last year over alleged mortgage abuses, the monitor overseeing the deal said.

[at Bloomberg] – The largest U.S. mortgage servicers, including Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp., are almost finished paying $25 billion in relief to borrowers under a national legal settlement over botched foreclosures, …