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Tuesday September 8, 2009

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GATX Corporation (NYSE:GMT) today announced that Rhonda S. Johnson, director of investor relations, will present at the Longbow Research Second Annual Industrial Products Conference in New York on Thursday, September 10, 2009. The presentation will include an overview of GATX’s operations.

Concurrent (Nasdaq: CCUR), a worldwide leader in video and

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Marlin Business Services Corporation (MRLN), a leading provider of equipment financing to small businesses, announced on July 15, 2009 that it has got the opportunity to be a partner of D&M Holdings Inc.’s McIntosh Laboratory. McIntosh Laboratory selected Marlin as its preferred financing source for providing equipment leases to retail customers.

We think this deal will significantly help dealers, retailers, and customers of McIntosh.  The process also allows retailers grow their business during the ongoing market turmoil.  On Marlin’s front, this will increase the company’s average lease transaction. Marlin will benefit from working with a world leader in high-performance home audio and video products and can look at expanding its customer base by cross-selling its other products.

Per the agreement, Marlin will be allowed to provide financing options for McIntosh retail customers to lease in-store demonstration components.  Following a schedule of equal payments, the deal will provide an attractive 90-day deferred

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - May 4, 2009 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Sepracor, Inc. (SEPR), Raytheon Co. (RTN), AstraZeneca PLC (AZN), GATX Corporation (GMT) and Tetra Tech, Inc. (TTEK).

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Here are highlights from Friday's Analyst Blog:

Sepracor Building a Base

Business fundamentals at Sepracor, Inc. (SEPR) have been poor over the past several quarters. Lunesta growth disappointed throughout 2008 and guidance for 2009 assumes sales will decline between 5% and 10%.

Likewise, Xopenex and Xopenex HFA also disappointed

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GATX Corporation (GMT, or GATX) posted diluted EPS before nonrecurring items of $0.68, down 24% year over year. This was well above consensus of $0.50 and our $0.54 estimate, primarily reflecting lower-than-expected expense growth due to volume-related declines in SG&A, other operating costs and marine operating expenses.For the quarter, the company recorded revenue of $263 million compared to $289 million in the year-ago quarter. GATX's fleet utilization remains solid, though it is on a declining trend. North American railcar fleet utilization was 96.5% at March 31, 2009, and was down from 97.9% at December 31, 2008 and 98.1% at the end of the prior-year quarter. European tank car utilization was 96.5% at March 31, 2009, decreasing from 97.1% at December 31, 2008 and 97.5% in the year-ago quarter.Negatively, railcar renewal pricing continues soft. First quarter 2009 lease renewal pricing declined 5.5% on GATX's most ...

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