Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

3Com Corp (COMS) 51job Inc (JOBS) Actions Semiconductor Co Ltd (ACTS) Aeropostale Inc (ARO) Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (ABV) American Italian Pasta Co (AIPC) American States Water Co (AWR) Amkor Technology Inc (AMKR) Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp (ANH) Asbury Automotive Group Inc (ABG) Ashland Inc (ASH) Associated British Foods Plc (ASBFY) AudioCodes Ltd (AUDC) Baidu Inc (BIDU) Banco Santander SA (STD) Bank of Montreal (BMO) Barnes & ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Advanced Energy Industries Inc (AEIS) American Medical Systems Holdings Inc (AMMD) BCE Inc (BCE) Bemis Company Inc (BMS) BG Group Plc (BRGYY) California Pizza Kitchen Inc (CPKI) CarMax Inc (KMX) Carter's Inc (CRI) Casual Male Retail Group Inc (CMRG) Encore Capital Group Inc (ECPG) Huaneng Power International Inc (HNP) Ingram Micro Inc (IM) Isle of Capri Casinos (ISLE) Jefferies Group Inc (JEF) LTC Properties Inc (LTC) Luxottica Group SpA (LUX) ...

Today we are featuring top-performing "Non-U.S." equity mutual funds, which seek high current income by primarily investing in lower-rated corporate bonds.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Non-U.S. Equity Funds.3 Solid Samples

Dreyfus International Stock A (DISAX) was incepted in December 2006 and seeks long-term total return by investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies of any market capitalization.

The fund normally invests primarily in foreign companies located in the developed markets, such as Canada, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Western Europe. It ordinarily invests in at least three foreign countries, and, at times, may invest a substantial portion of its assets in a single foreign country.

Fanuc Ltd., Woodside Petroleum Ltd. and BG Group Plc are among the fund's top holdings.

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Acergy SA (ACGY) Akzo Nobel NV (AKZOY) Allegheny Energy Inc (AYE) Axis Capital Holdings Ltd (AXS) BG Group Plc (BRGYY) Camden Property Trust (CPT) CBL & Associates Properties Inc (CBL) Columbus McKinnon Corp (CMCO) Consolidated Graphics Inc (CGX) Cytec Industries Inc (CYT) Dawson Geophysical Co (DWSN) Delphi Financial Group Inc (DFG) El Paso Corp (EP) Equinix Inc (EQIX) Frontline Ltd (FRO) Gamco Investors Inc (GBL) Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW) Lindsay Corp (LNN) Loews Corp (L) M&T Bank Corp (MTB) Mercury General Corp (MCY) Old Point Financial Corp (OPOF) Parker-Hannifin Corp (PH) Partner Communications Company Ltd (PTNR) Signet Jewelers Ltd (SIG) Superior Energy Services Inc (SPN) Urban Outfitters Inc ...

Rattner Floated as Car Czar; Sources: Barclays Planning 2,100 Lay Offs; BG Group Pumping Billions into Brazil Oil; Pfizer Cutting 800 Research Posts; Oil Snaps Week-Long Skid; Commercial Banks Borrowing Less Than Investment Banks; Companies Scramble to Fill Pension Plan Gaps

Sources close to the matter told Bloomberg News that President-elect Barack Obama may name Steven Rattner as “car czar,” a top-level position that would oversee the conditions of which bailout money is given to U.S. auto companies, Bloomberg reported. Rattner co-founded private-equity firm Quadrangle Group LLC in 2000. Barclays plc is planning to cut more than 2,100 jobs from its investment banking and investment ...

It’s really make-or-break time for the CRB. That said, the 61% retracement is a good place to bounce, and pullback to this level is quite normal in a commodity bull market.Oil should be bouncing a lot more than it is with a Category 3 hurricane headed toward Energy Alley. This is indicative of the extreme pessimism in the market right now. Let’s see how the week plays out.

Gold also isn’t getting much of a break despite news of a big ramp-up in buying in India. Hmm …

Here is some news you can use.

OIL

Oil Rebounds From Five-Month Low as Ike Nears; Gold, Wheat, Copper Gain Crude oil and copper led gains in commodities as Hurricane Ike threatened rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. government's takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bolstered

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