Welcome to week nine of my stock-picking throwdown with Mr. Market. Let's get right to the numbers: Source: Yahoo! Finance. My technology portfolio's getting slashed to ribbons. Not even Oracle, king of the market for critical database technology, is safe. Earlier today, peer SAP (NYSE: SAP) copped to slowing growth in its core business. Investors responded by dumping Oracle, which is down more than 7% as I write. Fear is everywhere, a $700 billion-cum-$810 billion bailout plan notwithstanding. Listening to angry music is helping me cope some, but honestly, the best...
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