I noticed a headline on the CNN.COM website tonight that points to a list of 10 stock to purchase now.  I figured I'd give them a quick check using Take Stock.  Here are the stocks, in the order presented, and Take Stock's summary.  I guess that Fortune isn't picking what we'd call "quality growth companies" at the moment.

Ticker
Company Name
Price
Buy Price
Quality Index
Mood Indicator

AIG American International Gr
71.10

N/A 1.60 COLDMO Altria Group, Incorporate
84.79
N/A 1.60 HOT


COP ConocoPhillips
70.60
N/A 3.20 COLDDO Diamond Offshore Drilling
80.60
N/A 2.20 COLDGD General Dynamics Corporat
73.79
48.11 5.80 HOTJOYG Joy Global, Incorporated
43.90
N/A 3.20 COLDMSFT Microsoft Corporation
29.43
N/A 2.70 COLDJPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.
47.63
N/A 2.20 HOTRSH RadioShack Corporation
16.97
N/A 0.60 HOTLUV Southwest Airlines Co.
15.51
N/A 1.60 HOT

What would you be buying now?

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These stocks are actually from CNN's sister publication, Fortune Magazine. As far as growth portrayals, most of these are turnarounds or recovery stocks.

The exception in the text was DO. DO has expanding price contracts for their rigs. In addition, there is a current shortage of rigs with increasing ocean drilling. This was, of course, the text in the article.