50 stocks to buy in December

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50 stocks to buy in December
StockScouter, MSN Money's stock-picking tool, can help investors find companies capable of outperforming the broader market in the weeks ahead.

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By MSN Money staff
Investors head into the final month of 2010 buffeted by contradictory signals on where stocks are headed. The rally that began in late summer lost steam in November on concerns about Europe's sovereign-debt crisis. Those worries eclipsed positive data on jobs, manufacturing, inflation and consumer confidence, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) had its first down month since August.

Wall Street will be watching Washington in coming weeks to learn whether the lame-duck Congress extends the Bush-era tax cuts before they are set to expire on Dec. 31.
If they expire, workers would see smaller paychecks in January. Investors would see tax rates on capital gains rise from 15% to 20% and taxes on dividends go up from 15% to the taxpayer's marginal rate.

President Barack Obama wants to extend tax breaks for just the middle class, while Republicans want lower taxes for all. A compromise that keeps the tax cuts in place for 2011 could trigger a year-end rally.

MSN Money's StockScouter tool has generated a list of 50 stocks whose business fundamentals, price behavior, valuation and stock-ownership characteristics appear to predict a rising price this month, based on how those factors have influenced stock prices in the past. Here are StockScouter's best investment ideas for December:

Benchmark portfolio for December Company Sector Nov. 30 close Scouter score

Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT, news, msgs)
Oil and gas refining
$21.76
9

Crown (CCK, news, msgs)
Packaging
$31.03
10

WMS Industries (WMS, news, msgs)
Casino gaming machines
$44.35
10

Albermarle (ALB, news, msgs)
Specialty chemicals
$54.09
10

Bristow Group (BRS, news, msgs)
Helicopter transport
$43.91
10

Natural Resource Partners (NRP, news, msgs)
Coal
$30.41
10

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP, news, msgs)
Coal
$62.00
10

Barrick Gold (ABX, news, msgs)
Gold mining
$51.65
10

Baytex Energy Trust (BTE, news, msgs)
Oil and natural gas
$42.12
10

Kayne Anderson Energy Development (KED, news, msgs)
Investments
$18.21
10

Seacor Holdings (CKH, news, msgs)
Shipping
$109.00
10

National Oilwell Varco (NOV, news, msgs)
Oil and gas drilling equipment
$61.29
10

Whiting Petroleum (WLL, news, msgs)
Oil and gas exploration
$110.05
10

Compania de Minas Buenaventura (BVN, news, msgs)
Gold mining
$50.64
10

Atwood Oceanics (ATW, news, msgs)
Oil and gas exploration
$35.60
10

Glatfelter (GLT, news, msgs)
Paper
$12.44
10

Alaska Air Group (ALK, news, msgs)
Airlines
$55.00
10

BreitBurn Energy Partners (BBEP, news, msgs)
Oil and gas exploration
$19.68
10

Copa Holdings (CPA, news, msgs)
Airlines
$55.77
10

Bunge (BG, news, msgs)
Fertilizer
$60.82
10

Williams Partners (WPZ, news, msgs)
Natural gas
$47.05
10

Ship Finance International (SFL, news, msgs)
Shipping
$21.71
10

AutoZone (AZO, news, msgs)
Auto parts
$259.41
9

Genuine Parts (GPC, news, msgs)
Auto parts
$48.14
9

Exxon Mobil (XOM, news, msgs)
Oil and natural gas
$69.56
9

Newfield Exploration (NFX, news, msgs)
Oil and natural gas
$66.83
8

Solutia (SOA, news, msgs)
Specialty chemicals
$21.38
8

Southern Copper (SCCO, news, msgs)
Copper
$41.93
8

Petrohawk Energy (HK, news, msgs)
Oil and natural gas
$17.83
8

Hawaiian Holdings (HA, news, msgs)
Airlines
$7.90
8

Oceaneering International (OII, news, msgs)
Oil-field services
$69.10
8

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX, news, msgs)
Copper and gold
$101.32
8

Knightsbridge Tankers (VLCCF, news, msgs)
Shipping
$22.74
8

Omnova Solutions (OMN, news, msgs)
Specialty chemicals
$8.78
8

Wausau Paper (WPP, news, msgs)
Paper
$7.71
8

UFP Technologies (UFPT, news, msgs)
Packaging
$11.60
8

GeoResources (GEOI, news, msgs)
Oil and natural gas
$19.92
8

Union Pacific (UNP, news, msgs)
Railroads
$90.11
9

FMC (FMC, news, msgs)
Chemicals
$77.82
9

Core Laboratories (CLB, news, msgs)
Oil-field services
$85.60
9

Enterprise Product Partners (EPD, news, msgs)
Natural gas
$42.08
9

Western Gas Partners (WES, news, msgs)
Oil and gas pipelines
$29.78
9

Apache (APA, news, msgs)
Oil and natural gas
$107.64
9

Lubrizol (LZ, news, msgs)
Specialty chemicals
$104.56
9

CSX (CSX, news, msgs)
Railroads
$60.81
9

Forward Air (FWRD, news, msgs)
Air freight
$27.52
9

LAN Airlines (LFL, news, msgs)
Airlines
$30.77
9

Total (TOT, news, msgs)
Oil and natural gas
$48.77
9

Linn Energy (LINE, news, msgs)
Oil and natural gas
$36.30
9

EV Energy Partners (EVEP, news, msgs)
Oil and natural gas
$38.18
9

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