Investing: Pairing Up

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MERRILL LYNCH, MORGAN STANLEY These brokerage stocks trade alike 92% of the time and after disconnecting typically rejoin in about two weeks.

Disregard any stock movement on the heels of bell-ringer news like fraud charges or a new asbestos liability. But modest earnings surprises that cause a stock pair to decouple often present opportunity--a rare commodity in a market going nowhere.

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