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There’s a lot of figures in the news being tossed around about the smartphone market, and while it may be difficult to make sense of it all, one thing is clear: The market is growing at a rapid pace, and will soon take over conventional mobile phones as the device of choice among consumers and corporate users alike.

Research in Motion Ltd. (Nasdaq:RIMM) is a compelling buy right now, says Horacio Marquez. The company dominates the corporate market with its Blackberry phone and has a “bulletproof” balance sheet. Horacio says the correction in RIMM’s share price should have run its course by now, meaning a big opportunity for profits in the coming year.

Crude oil prices will likely remain low in the short term. Supply cuts will not keep pace with demand destruction in the near future. And that could send gas prices below $1 a gallon by Easter, says David Fessler. He gives two ways investors can turn their savings at the pump into big profits.

The fate of the ‘Big Three’ still hangs in the balance as the government ponders a bailout. Andrew Snyder says auto dealerships are also at the mercy of their Detroit suppliers. He says a lot of things have to go right for most dealers to survive this crisis. That’s why bottom-fishing investors should look for well-diversified retailers like Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT).

At times, you can tell a country by the company it keeps.  Indonesia just announced it plans to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the infamous cartel that tries to push our oil prices through the roof.