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Stocks edged forward Thursday as slowing progress on the employment front yet again highlighted the need for fiscal help from Washington.

These 50 companies, of various shapes and sizes, were among billionaires', high-asset hedge funds' and other institutional investors' top stock picks …

These 50 companies, of various shapes and sizes, are among the top stock picks held by billionaire investors or high-asset hedge funds.

I am making a contrarian pick: the New York Times. The industry is said to be dead. But the Times is figuring out how to make money.

How do you find fresh investing inspiration in these choppy times?