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Seems like some old line company surprises us with good news, causing investors to buy their stocks hand over fist. Buy buy buy buy buy the resuscitation of these falling stars is whats behind a lot of the strength here the dow gaining 98 points. The s p and nasdaq advancing new records all around hallelujah let me give you some examples. Last night, att completely out of the blue, delivers a delicious upside surprise, which is why the old teleco stock could leap up like a small growth stock nearly 5 in one day. How the heck did they do it . They gained subscribers and some came in an obvious way, a merger and tiein with directv that has gone smoothly. At t is now buying time warner and they give you a hint why, beyond the need to diversify on the Conference Call, at the end of the q and a, in an answer to a question about how time warner might fit into the bundle, cfo john steffen said with regard to hbo, customers like it. Cust ....