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It's shaping up to be an interesting day. Shares of Express Scripts Inc. (ESRX) gained in pre-market trading after it agreed to buy WellPoint Inc.'s (WLP) pharmaceutical benefit management businesses for about $4.68 billion. As Bloomberg News notes, "Express Scripts lost a hostile takeover bid two...

Investors have had little reason to be hopeful during the past two years as the economic news seems to get more depressing by the day. But lately, the stock market has turned optimistic and investors begin the week bracing themselves for any word that the good times may not last. Stocks appear...