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Each week I track which stocks are moving in and out of the top 25 Magic Formula Stocks for companies with a minimum market cap of 50 and 2000 billion. Here are the moves for the week ended 10-11-08:

Top 25/50 Million:

In:

• BroadVision, Inc (BVSN.OB)
• MESABI TRUST (MSB)
• Nvidia (NVDA)
• Net 1 UEPS Technologies (UEPS)
• Sierra Wireless (SWIR)
• TheStreet.com (TSCM)
• ValueClick (VCLK)

Out:

• China 3C Group (CHCG.OB)
• Datalink (DTLK)
• Deluxe Corp (DLX)
• Idearc, Inc. (IAR)
• Korn/Ferry International (KFY)
• United Online, Inc (UNTD)
• Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc (PPD)

Top 25/2000 Million

In:

• Dell Inc. (DELL)
• Fluor Co

Liberty Media (LINTA) chairman John Malone says his company has been in "limited discussions" to swap its Time Warner (TWX) stake in exchange for AOL's dialup Internet access business, the FT's Ken Li reports.

As we noted in August, there are obvious advantages for both sides: Liberty gets a cash-generating (though shrinking) telecom business; AOL gets rid of its dialup albatross as it focuses on its media and advertising business (or selling itself to Yahoo). And as Liberty CEO Greg Maffei noted in August, the deal could be 'tax-efficient'. Of course it is! John Malone avoids taxes like the

Now that Time Warner (TWX) is prepared to split AOL's dialup business away from its advertising and content business, does Jeff Bewkes have a potential buyer in Liberty Media's John Malone?

Probably. During Liberty's (LINTA) earnings call Monday, Malone said he'd be open to discussing a deal to swap his stake in Time Warner (TWX) for AOL's declining -- but cash-generating -- dialup business, Reuters' Ken Li reports.

"Clearly an exit from the Time Warner equity state into a cash-generating asset would be attractive, but at the current time, none have been proposed that we could take action on,

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"As the tech industry has matured, some technology companies are beginning to devote some of their cash flow to dividends," explain George Putnam, who notes, "This helps reduce downside volatility and offers some positive return when the stock prices lag."

In his industry-leading The Turnaround Letter, the advisor highlights some dividend-paying tech stocks; here a look at three of those picks.

"Many tech stocks have underperformed for the last couple of years as capital spending on technology products has been weak. The sector

"As the tech industry has matured, some tech companies are devoting some of their cash flow to dividends," says George Putnam, adding, "This helps reduce downside volatility and offers some positive return when the stock prices lag."

In his industry-leading The Turnaround Letter, the advisor highlights some dividend-paying tech stocks; here's a look at three of those picks.

"Many tech stocks have underperformed for the last couple of years as capital spending on technology products has been weak. The sector will eventually rebound, but the timing is far from certain.

"A conservative way to pl