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

Akzo Nobel NV (AKZOY) American Express Co (AXP) American Italian Pasta Co (AIPC) America's Car-Mart Inc (CRMT) AXA (AXA) Cabot Corp (CBT) Cabot Microelectronics Corp (CCMP) CGI Group Inc (GIB) Chordiant Software Inc (CHRD) Cimarex Energy Co (XEC) Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) Cytokinetics Inc (CYTK) DRI Corp (TBUS) Duncan Energy Partners LP (DEP) Fuel Systems Solutions Inc (FSYS) Gamco Investors Inc (GBL) Genoptix Inc (GXDX) ...

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

Albemarle Corp (ALB) Associated Banc-Corp (ASBC) BancFirst Corp (BANF) BancorpSouth Inc (BXS) BHP Billiton Plc (BBL) Cape Bancorp Inc (CBNJ) Cascade Bancorp (CACB) A M Castle & Co (CAS) Cimarex Energy Co (XEC) Coleman Cable Inc (CCIX) Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ) Cowen Group Inc (COWN) Cytec Industries Inc (CYT) Eastman Chemical Co (EMN) Edison International (EIX) Emergent BioSolutions Inc (EBS) Enterprise GP Holdings LP (EPE) First Busey Corp (BUSE) German American Bancorp Inc (GABC) The Gorman-Rupp Co (GRC) Harbin Electric Inc (HRBN) Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ) HLTH Corp (HLTH) John Bean Technologies Corp (JBT) Kennametal Inc (KMT) Kinder Morgan Management LLC (KMR) Lexmark International Inc (LXK) The ...

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - February 16, 2009 - Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week's list includes Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ), Tesoro Corporation (TSO), Apache Corporation (APA) and Cimarex Energy Co. (XEC). To see more earnings analysis, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=3207.

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The Week's Events

Earnings season will shift to the retailers with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) releasing results on Tuesday morning. Nearly 1 out of every 10 reports will come from the retail sector.

We have confirmed earnings announcements from 277 companies, including 30 S&P 500 members. WMT and Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) will represent the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI).

Minutes from the January Fed

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In mid-April, I wrote about the how daunting forming a sound stock screening strategy could be for investors. In an effort to help investors find winning stocks provide a sneak peak into some Zacks’ market-beating strategies, I highlighted four stock-picking screens from the Research Wizard and included a stock that was produced by each screen.

The stocks were Accenture Ltd. (ACN), Cimarex Energy Co. (XEC), Stone Energy Corp. (SGY) and Walter Industries, Inc. (WLT). Each company has performed better than all three major averages over the past year.

The screening strategies are the Upgrades and Revisions2, Filtered Zacks Rank2, Value Method1 and Momentum Method1.

The Upgrades and Revisions 2 strategy focuses primarily on stocks with upward Earnings Estimate Revisions and Rating Upgrades. This screen generates approximately 8-10 stocks a month, has an excellent win ratio (74%) and has shown consistently impressive returns year after year.

One company that currently fulfills

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