Daily Blogwatch: Why Is Everyone Buying an iPad?

Some of the best reads for investors from around the Web:

Wow, Ron Paul is loading up on gold stocks.
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Forget the offshore drillers, check out this cheap land-drilling stock.
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Forget all of your worries! This could be it. Is the sun broken?
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If things are so bad, why is everyone on the planet buying an iPad?
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Could Carl Icahn single-handedly buy BP (BP)?
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A fascinating look at unemployment through Google's (GOOG) eyes.
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Best-performing S&P 500 stocks since June 7 (the current recent low).
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Why was Jet Blue (JBLU) just upgraded to a buy?
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Here's a new idea from the Intelligent Speculator: Go long on Rosetta Stone (RST) and short on IAC Interactive (IACI).
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This is interesting: More oil is spilled in Nigeria each year than has been spilled by BP in the Gulf of Mexico.