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Chicago, IL – October 14, 2009 – Zacks Equity Research highlights VimpelCom (VIP) as the Bull of the Day and Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Elan Pharmaceuticals (ELN) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD).

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Bull of the Day:

We reaffirm our Outperform recommendation for VimpelCom (VIP), Russia's second largest cellular carrier with over 25% market share. Reported earnings in the last quarter outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate, driven by foreign exchange gains.

We continue to be intrigued by VimpelCom's successful sales growth trend and its ability to retain subscribers on a recurring basis, even as overall economic factors remain weak. The company is also progressing

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – July 22, 2009 – Zacks Equity Research highlights VimpelCom (VIP) as the Bull of the Day and Regis Corp. (RGS ) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Merck (MRK), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Wyeth (WYE).

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Here is a synopsis of all five stocks:

Bull of the Day:

VimpelCom (VIP) is the second largest cellular carrier in Russia with over 25% market share and continued expansion in regions of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), operating GSMbased wireless services.

We are encouraged with VimpelCom's successful sales growth trend and the company's ability to retain subscribers on a recurring basis, even as overall economic factors remain weak.

Additionally, the ongoing expansion initiatives into emerging Asian

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VimpelCom Expansion ProgressesVimpelCom (VIP) is the second largest cellular carrier in Russia with over 25% market share and continued expansion in regions of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), operating GSM-based wireless services. We are encouraged with VimpelCom's successful sales growth trend and the company's ability to retain subscribers on a recurring basis, even as overall economic factors remain weak.The company has initiated expansion into other Asian markets along with entry in fixed wireline communication offerings. We believe long-term fundamentals remain firm, although investors must evaluate the risk associated with equity markets in Russia.The acquisitions of Golden Telecom and Corbina have widened the periphery for growth opportunities, which further solidifies VimpelCom's position in the Russian telecom market. Leveraging these acquisitions, the company has expanded its offerings beyond wireless to fiber-based infrastructure with the launch of an array of value-added services, such as ...

Vimpel-Communications, or VimpelCom (VIP) is the 2nd-largest cellular carrier in Russia with approximately 25% market share an continued expansion in regions of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), operating GSM-based wireless services.We are encouraged with VimpelCom's successful sales growth trend and the company's ability to retain subscribers on a recurring basis, even as overall economic factors remain weak. The company added over 4 million mobile subscribers and improved operating margins from 46.8% last quarter to 48.8% in the recent reporting period.We reiterate our Buy rating while reducing the valuation target as we account for global economic factors, ongoing geopolitical events in Russia (surrounding countries), and weaker local exchange rates against the U.S. dollar.Anindya Barman contributed to this report.Read the full analyst report on VIP "VIP" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks ...