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 ...

Today, German American Bancorp announced that even with the slowing economic environment, it has achieved record 2008 financial performance, earning $12,803,000, or $1.16 per share. In comparision, the company reported net income of $9,405,000, or $0.85 per share, in 2007.

Mark Schroeder, President & Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to report a continuation of the Company’s strong financial results in the fourth quarter and throughout 2008, a feat made even more remarkable given the events of the past year and the many issues facing the national economy. Despite these significant challenges, we enjoyed solid performance throughout our Company, underscoring the strength of our business model and the significant market share we enjoy in our principal markets throughout Southern Indiana, which has not been as affected by the current recessionary economic conditions as other regions of the country.”

“Acutely aware of the current economic reality and the challenges that may face

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

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd (APWR) Apollo Group Inc (APOL) Aspen Technology Inc (AZPN) Axsys Technologies Inc (AXYS) Babcock & Brown Air Ltd (FLY) Badger Meter Inc (BMI) Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) BlueLinx Holdings Inc (BXC) Dorman Products Inc (DORM) Enbridge Energy Management LLC (EEQ) Flowserve Corp (FLS) Fluor Corp (FLR) Gerdau Ameristeel Corp (GNA) German American Bancorp Inc (GABC) GSC Investment Corp (GNV) Helmerich & Payne Inc (HP) Kindred Healthcare Inc (KND) LHC Group Inc (LHCG) MainSource Financial Group Inc (MSFG) NCR Corp (NCR) New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc (EDU) Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc (SCHN) Sun Healthcare Group Inc (SUNH) Symantec Corp (SYMC) Team Inc (TISI) ...