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Korea Electric Growing Steadily – Analyst Blog

Zacks Market Commentaries (July 28th, 2009) Writes:
State-run utility behemoth Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEP) recently reported strong results for the second quarter. The company registered net profit on account of lower fuel costs and strong Korean won. Fuel costs fell due to lower oil prices.

In the quarter, Korea Electric recorded a net profit of 240 billion won ($192.8 million) beating the consensus forecast of 461.6 billion won loss, compared with a net loss of 763.61 billion won, a year ago. Last year, the company suffered due to record escalation of feedstock costs. Korea Electric absorbed a 42% and 72% rise of LNG and coal costs, respectively, in the year-ago period.

Quarterly sales increased 7.4% year over year to 7.37 trillion won. This was boosted by higher demand coupled with two regulatory rate hikes of 4.5% and 3.9% in November 2008 and June 2009, respectively. The company registered an operating income of 233.6 billion

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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (June 15th, 2009) Writes:

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

Agrium Inc (AGU) Benchmark Electronics Inc (BHE) Blyth Inc (BTH) Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc (BBW) Callaway Golf Co (ELY) Ciena Corp (CIEN) Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF) Cintas Corp (CTAS) Denison Mines Corp (DNN) DRI Corp (TBUS) Ethan Allen Interiors Inc (ETH) Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (FDP) Georgia Gulf Corp (GGC) Harsco Corp (HSC) IMS Health Inc (RX) Independent Bank Corp (IBCP) Integra Bank Corp (IBNK) Irwin Financial Corp (IFC) ITT Corp (ITT) Kelly Services Inc (KELYA) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) Legacy Bancorp Inc (LEGC) Liberty Property Trust (LRY) LSI Industries Inc (LYTS) MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM) Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) ...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Friday – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (May 15th, 2009) Writes:

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

American River Bankshares (AMRB) Anthracite Capital Inc (AHR) Aon Corp (AOC) Arena Resources Inc (ARD) Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc (AVRNQ) BancTrust Financial Group Inc (BTFG) BRT Realty Trust (BRT) C&D Technologies Inc (CHP) Cascade Corp (CAE) CoBiz Financial Inc (COBZ) Connecticut Water Service Inc (CTWS) Constellation Brands Inc (STZ) Cumulus Media Inc (CMLS) Cutera Inc (CUTR) Cybex International Inc (CYBI) Denison Mines Corp (DNN) E.ON AG (EONGY) Employers Holdings Inc (EIG) Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC) Entravision Communication (EVC) FARO Technologies Inc (FARO) FirstService Corp (FSRV) Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd (FSR) Headwaters Inc (HW) I-Flow Corp (IFLO) Insteel Industries Inc (IIIN) Ixia (XXIA) Kaman Corp (KAMN) ...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (May 12th, 2009) Writes:

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

Acergy SA (ACGY) Allstate Corp (ALL) AnnTaylor Stores Corp (ANN) Aon Corp (AON) Avery Dennison Corp (AVY) Santander BanCorp (SBP) BancTrust Financial Group Inc (BTFG) Benchmark Electronics Inc (BHE) BT Group Plc (BT) Capital Bank Corp (CBKN) Casual Male Retail Group Inc (CMRG) CBS Corp (CBS) China Security & Surveillance Tech Inc (CSR) Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc (CCO) Community Bancorp (CBON) Constellation Brands Inc (STZ) CRM Holdings Ltd (CRMH) Denison Mines Corp (DNN) Electronics For Imaging Inc (EFII) Encore Wire Corp (WIRE) Eurobancshares Inc (EUBK) FirstService Corp (FSRV) FNB United Corp (FNBN) Franklin Electric Co (FELE) Gladstone Capital Corp (GLAD) Haynes International Inc (HAYN) I-Flow Corp (IFLO) ...
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George Topping Shares Price Outlook for Gold, Copper and Uranium

The Gold Report (April 2nd, 2009) Writes:

George Topping, a research analyst specializing in the mining sector at Blackmont Capital, pays closer attention to uranium and copper than he does gold and silver, but in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, he shares what he foresees: gold flat at $950 per ounce (in real terms) through 2011, copper at $1.80 per pound in two years, and uranium nudging up $100 per pound within five years.

The Gold Report: Let’s begin with some of your thoughts about uranium. Almost two years ago, spot prices hit a record $137 per pound. A year ago—well before the bottom fell out of virtually all the markets—the spot price dropped by nearly half, to the neighborhood of $70. You focus a lot of your attention on uranium. How do you see its future shaping up?

George Topping: The situation right now is you’ve got the spot price down at about $43 a pound …

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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (March 11th, 2009) Writes:

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

Air Liquide (AIQUY) Alon USA Energy Inc (ALI) American Public Education Inc (APEI) Anaren Inc (ANEN) APAC Customer Services Inc (APAC) Apogee Enterprises Inc (APOG) Basilea Pharmaceutic (BPMUF) Baxter International Inc (BAX) Best Buy Co Inc (BBY) Briggs & Stratton Corp (BGG) CNS Response Inc (CNSO) Courier Corp (CRRC) Delek US Holdings Inc (DK) Denison Mines Corp (DNN) DRDGOLD Ltd (DROOY) The Dress Barn Inc (DBRN) Emmis Communications Corp (EMMS) EnteroMedics Inc (ETRM) Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE) Hansen Natural Corp (HANS) HLS Systems International Ltd (HOLI) The Laclede Group Inc (LG) Local.com Corp (LOCM) Majesco Entertainment Co (COOL) Monro Muffler Brake Inc (MNRO) MWI Veterinary Supply Inc (MWIV) ...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (March 4th, 2009) Writes:

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

Access National Corp (ANCX) Air Liquide (AIQUY) American Financial Group (AFG) Amtrust Financial Services Inc (AFSI) APAC Customer Services Inc (APAC) Churchill Downs Inc (CHDN) Citi Trends Inc (CTRN) CNS Response Inc (CNSO) Corus Entertainment Inc (CJR) Denison Mines Corp (DNN) Dynamics Research Corp (DRCO) EMC Insurance Group Inc (EMCI) Gander Mountain Co (GMTN) Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE) Hansen Natural Corp (HANS) Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc (ISPH) InterOil Corp (IOC) INX Inc (INXI) Local.com Corp (LOCM) Lundin Mining Corp (LMC) Magellan Health Services Inc (MGLN) Medivation Inc (MDVN) Metabasis Therapeutics Inc (MBRX) Nidec Corp (NJ) NYFIX Inc (NYFX) Orion Energy Systems Inc (OESX) PetMed Express Inc (PETS) Poniard ...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Thursday – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (February 26th, 2009) Writes:

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

Aaron Rents Inc (RNT) Access National Corp (ANCX) Air Liquide (AIQUY) American Capital Ltd (ACAS) APAC Customer Services Inc (APAC) Applied Signal Technology Inc (APSG) Chinacast Education Corp (CAST) Churchill Downs Inc (CHDN) Citi Trends Inc (CTRN) Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL) DCT Industrial Trust Inc (DCT) Denison Mines Corp (DNN) Energy Recovery Inc (ERII) Flanders Corp (FLDR) Gammon Gold Inc (GRS) Hansen Natural Corp (HANS) Insulet Corp (PODD) J&J Snack Foods Corp (JJSF) Local.com Corp (LOCM) Lundin Mining Corp (LMC) Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp (MRX) Metabasis Therapeutics Inc (MBRX) Monro Muffler Brake Inc (MNRO) Nidec Corp (NJ) Pennichuck Corp (PNNW) PokerTek Inc (PTEK) Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc (...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (January 28th, 2009) Writes:

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

AEterna Zentaris Inc. (AEZS) Alleghany Corp. (Y) Amerisafe Inc. (AMSF) AXA (AXA) Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBV) Bio-Imaging Technologies Inc. (BITI) Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Cardiome Pharma Corp. (CRME) CBIZ Inc. (CBZ) Cincinnati Bell Inc. (CBB) Conn's Inc. (CONN) Dean Foods Co. (DF) Denison Mines Corp. (DNN) Flanders Corp. (FLDR) GeoEye Inc. (GEOY) HMS Holdings Corp. (HMSY) Innovative Solutions & Support Inc. (ISSC) Inverness Medical Innovations Inc. (IMA) Investors Bancorp Inc. (ISBC) IPC The Hospitalist Co. Inc. (IPCM) Javelin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (JAV) Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. (JOSB) Kaman Corp. (KAMN) Kao Corp. (KCRPY) La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. (LJPC) Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC) Life Partners Holdings Inc. (...
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