Another favorite is Monster Worldwide (MNST), which dominates the online employment business and which he says is being revitalized by a new management team. At 26, the stock is trading at 14 times 2009 earnings, which could make it a takeover candidate as merger-and-acquisition activity picks up later this year. Possible price: 36.50.

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Monster Worldwide (MNST) was downgraded from Overweight to Neutral, JP Morgan said. Expenses are rising, and US growth is slowing faster than expected. Estimates also cut.

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Usually always has ads for its career services website. Could get added boost if the Stimulus Package goes through and gets approved. This stock had been crushed through 2007 and this could possibly spark more takeover talks.

Deutsche Bank said it is downgrading Monster Worldwide (MNST) to a Hold rating due to recession concerns and weak job posting levels.

StreetInsider.com reports Monster Worldwide (Nasdaq: MNST) reported Q3 EPS of $0.35, 2 cents better than the analyst consensus of $0.33. Revenues for the quarter were $337 million, versus the consensus of $336.6 million.

Raises buyback by $100 million to $350 million. Revenue guidance for the year is $1.345 to $1.365 billion, consensus is $1.35 billion.

Bulls on the stock assert that Monster, now trading in the mid-30s, should jump past 50 over the next year. If Monster eventually goes on the block, the price could be even higher.

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Monster Worldwide (MNST) was downgraded to Market Perform, Wachovia said. Recent channel checks suggest that multiple businesses are experiencing weakness. Estimates also lowered.

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