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Chicago, IL – November 5, 2009 – Zacks Equity Research highlights Novatel Wireless (NVTL) as the Bull of the Day and The Corporate Executive Board (EXBD) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Kraft Foods (KFT).

Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at.zacks.com/?id=5506

Here is a synopsis of all five stocks:

Bull of the Day:

We upgrade our recommendation for Novatel Wireless (NVTL) to Outperform following the blockbuster financial results of its third quarter 2009.

We expect the top-line of Novatel to maintain its current growth rate supported by strong demand for MiFi mobile intelligent hotspot and USB modems.

The company has generated a record-high level of free cash flow and significantly improved its gross margin. In addition, the company

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Chicago, IL – August 7, 2009 – Zacks Equity Research highlights Baxter International (BAX) as the Bull of the Day and The Corporate Executive Board (EXBD) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (KG), ZymoGenetics (ZGEN) and Cephalon (CEPH).

Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2676

Here is a synopsis of all five stocks:

Bull of the Day:

We believe that Baxter International’s (BAX) focus on life-sustaining products insulates its results from the current economic downturn and provide investors with good quality returns on a risk-adjusted basis.

The company has a strong product pipeline, with a number of promising products in the final stages of clinical trials. Baxter's strong market position is demonstrated in its recent quarterly performance that came ahead of guidance, while earnings exceeded

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Chicago, IL - June 29, 2009 - Zacks.com announces the latest Industry Outlook. Today's outlook from Zacks Equity Research analyst Sean P. Smith discusses the Business Consulting Services sector. Highlighted stocks include: The Corporate Executive Board (EXBD), Navigant Consulting (NCI), and CRA International (CRAI).

Here is the latest on the Business Consulting Services sector:

In light of the macroeconomic challenges facing existing and potential customers, we expect the business consulting firms to face a difficult operating environment in the near term. Our Sell-Rated stocks in the industry include The Corporate Executive Board (EXBD), Navigant Consulting (NCI), and CRA International (CRAI).

Each firm posted earnings results that fell short of Street expectations in 2008, and we anticipate further pressure on utilization rates in the case of NCI and CRAI, and on contract-value growth

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Although the majority of attention regarding the current recession has focused on the consumer sector, business are being forced to cut back on expenditures as well. With businesses in nearly every industry looking for ways to lower non-critical expenses, we expect the business consulting industry to face a challenging operating environment in the near term.OUTLOOKWe have a negative outlook for the business consulting services industry, based upon the difficult economic environment facing the companies' existing and potential customers.Business consulting companies provide a wide range of services to their clients. Typical services include litigation support, business strategy planning, market and demand forecasting, policy analysis and consulting in the areas such as corporate finance, human resources, technology and restructuring.With the economy currently in recession, companies in all industries are searching for ways to control expenses. Even in situations where ...

Following Earnings, Sell CRAIWe reiterate our Sell rating on shares of CRA International (CRAI) following the release of second-quarter results. Earnings per share in the quarter slightly exceeded the consensus estimate. However, we note that estimates were slashed following the company's release of disappointing first-quarter results.In fact, the company has seemingly fallen into a repeated pattern of delivering disappointing earnings one quarter, then beating the lowered consensus earnings estimate the following quarter, before again reporting disappointing results. This trend has now repeated consistently since the first quarter of 2008.Given this repeated disappointment, we anticipate that investors will demand evidence that management has properly addressed the company's operational problems before affording a higher multiple to CRAI shares.We continue to have a negative outlook on the business consulting sector, and maintain Sell ratings on CRAI, Navigant Consulting (NCI), The Corporate Executive ...

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - May 7, 2009 - Zacks.com announces the latest Industry Outlook. Today's outlook from Zacks Equity Research analyst Sean P. Smith discusses the Business Consulting sector. Highlighted stocks include: The Corporate Executive Board (EXBD), Navigant Consulting (NCI) and CRA International (CRAI).

Here is the latest on the Business Consulting sector:

In light of the macroeconomic challenges facing existing and potential customers, we expect the business consulting firms to face a difficult operating environment in the near term. Our Sell-Rated stocks in the industry include The Corporate Executive Board (EXBD), Navigant Consulting (NCI) and CRA International (CRAI).

Each firm posted earnings results that fell short of Street expectations in 2008, and we anticipate further pressure on utilization rates in the case of NCI and CRAI, and on contract-value growth in the case of EXBD. As a result, we

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Chicago, IL - May 7, 2009 - Zacks Equity Research picks Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (ACOR) as Bull of the Day and The Corporate Executive Board (EXBD) as Bear of the Day. In addition, the analysts at Zacks Equity Research discuss the latest on Amazon.com (AMZN), Pearson Plc (PSO) and John Wiley & Sons (JW.A).

Full analysis of all these stocks is available at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=2678

Bull of the Day

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (ACOR) received some very good news on May 6, 2009 when the U.S. FDA informed the company that the new drug application (NDA) for Fampridine-SR was accepted. The news comes only two weeks after the re-filing of the NDA on April 23, 2009.

However, the biggest surprise with the acceptance off the NDA was that the FDA also granted Acorda a priority review for the application. We note this was an independent decision by

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Although the majority of attention regarding the current recession has focused on the consumer sector, business are being forced to cut back on expenditures as well. With businesses in nearly every industry looking for ways to lower non-critical expenses, we expect the business consulting industry to face a challenging operating environment in the near term.

OUTLOOK

We have a negative outlook for the business consulting services industry, based upon the difficult economic environment facing the companies' existing and potential customers.

Business consulting companies provide a wide range of services to their clients. Typical services include litigation support, business strategy planning, market and demand forecasting, policy analysis and consulting in the areas such as corporate finance, human resources, technology and restructuring.

With the economy currently in recession, companies in all industries are searching for ways to control expenses. Even in situations where a customer attributes significant value to the services provided by business consulting firms,

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Although the majority of attention regarding the current recession has focused on the consumer sector, business are being forced to cut back on expenditures as well. With businesses in nearly every industry looking for ways to lower non-critical expenses, we expect the business consulting industry to face a challenging operating environment in the near term.

OUTLOOK

We have a negative outlook for the business consulting services industry, based upon the difficult economic environment facing the companies' existing and potential customers.

Business consulting companies provide a wide range of services to their clients. Typical services include litigation support, business strategy planning, market and demand forecasting, policy analysis and consulting in the areas such as corporate finance, human resources, technology and restructuring.

With the economy currently in recession, companies in all industries are searching for ways to control expenses. Even in situations where a customer attributes significant value to the services provided by business consulting firms,

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We maintain our Sell rating on shares of The Corporate Executive Board (EXBD) following the release of Q1 results. While Q1 EPS beat expectations, we have lowered our full-year estimates.

The company continues to experience deterioration in its cross-sell ratio, and other key operating metrics, including contract value. Given the current operating pressures, along with ongoing concerns regarding a slowing economy, we believe the shares should trade at a discount to the peer group average.

As such, we anticipate that the company's shares will continue to underperform the market in the near-term. Zacks Investment Research