In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD) and Verso Paper Corp. (VRS). A USD 100 investment in RRD on 04 January 2002, would have been worth USD 55.54 on 09 July 2010; a USD 100 investment in VRS on 09 June 2008, when trading began, would have been worth USD 35.68 on 09 July 2010; and a USD 100 investment in the PM40 on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 156.16 on 09 July 2010.

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R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD) trades on the NASDAQ. Their Web site is rrdonnelley.com.

Verso Paper Corp. (VRS) trades on the NYSE. Their Web site is versopaper.com.