For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - June 26, 2009 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Capital One (COF), J.P. Morgan (JPM) and Agria Corp. (GRO).

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Here are highlights from Thursday's Analyst Blog:

Initial Claims Head Back Up

Instead of spending less than they were earning, people relied on asset appreciation -- in both equities and real estate. As the appreciation turned to depreciation, people were left with very little to fall back on. If the house is

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Agria Misses Another Filing Deadline This morning Agria Corp. (GRO) announced that they would be unable to complete their 20-F annual report for the period ending December 31, 2009 by the required June 30, 2009 filing date.Agria attributed the delay to their inability to complete their financial statements due to two ongoing investigations being conducted by independent firms. The investigations surround the valuation of sheep and date tree assets, the authenticity of certain sales contracts, bank statements and tax invoices of P3A, and the verification of titles of farm land which were leased by P3A in 2008.The company noted that allegations of a former employee of P3A were what prompted the investigation into the sheep and tree assets as well as the sales contracts, bank statements and tax invoices.Agria mentioned that the land title investigation, ...

The Dow has been on a mini-roll. Therefore, most investors are thrilled to see battered stock portfolios recover even a smidgen of their massive losses. The problem is that these investors aren’t paying attention to what’s happening elsewhere around the globe. And they may be missing out on the opportunity of the decade! That’s because the morsels of good economic news coming out of the U.S. are completely overshadowing what’s happening in Asia. China: A Bright Spot in the Region And the Global Economy Just last week, a new report from the World Bank painted a very pretty picture about the economies of China, the world’s third-biggest economy, and its Asian neighbors …...

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - April 9, 2009 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), General Growth Properties (GGP), Agria Corp (GRO), Regis Corporation (RGS) and Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (ULTA).

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Here are highlights from Wednesday's Analyst Blog:

Glaxo's Avandia Issue Priced-In

Sales of Avandia have been significantly negatively impacted due to safety concerns, but it appears they have recently stabilized. We believe that sales are now at, or very near, their bottom. While sales of Avandia have been

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Expect Agria's Sales to Fall in 2009 Agria Corp's (GRO) financial performance through the first nine months has been hampered by significantly lower seed prices and a disruption in production of sheep-breeding products. We would not categorize the cause of either to be inherent fundamental issues that would be expected to affect sales for the long-term.Sheep-breeding revenue should continue to rebound in the fourth quarter and into 2009. While corn seed prices will likely remain depressed until the excess inventory in the market is consumed, we do not expect this to be a protracted event.Of greater concern is the global economic slowdown and how it will affect sales, profitability and cash position in 2009 and possibly into 2010. Arrangements such as upfront payments to suppliers to fund the growing and harvesting season (which is then recouped when Agria buys the product) leaves the ...

Agria Corp. (GRO) is a Chinese-based agricultural company involved in the research and development, and production and sale of three different types of upstream agricultural products; corn seeds, sheep breeding products and seedling products. The company's sales should rebound but remain below levels in the near-term due to depressed seed prices and global economic weakness. Longer term, revenue and earnings growth should be robust but we are concerned about significant governance and transparency issues.We are initiating coverage of the shares with Hold recommendation and a $2.00 price target.Read the full analyst report on GRO "GRO" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research