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Chicago, IL – November 20, 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: Apple Inc. (AAPL), KT Corp. (KTC), SK Telecom (SKM), China Unicom (CHU) and American Express Company (AXP).

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Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:

South Korea Welcomes iPhone

Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone is finally reaching the hands of South Korean mobile users. The country’s telecom regulator Korea Communications Commission (“KCC") has granted Apple the license to sell the iconic handset in the domestic cell phone market. KCC has also lifted

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American Express Company (AXP) said on Wednesday that it will acquire Internet payment platform Revolution Money for about $300 million.  The deal is expected to close in early 2010. Following the closure of the deal, Revolution Money would operate as a subsidiary of AmEx. The founder and chief executive of Revolution Money, Jason Hogg, will continue as president and chief executive.  St. Petersburg-based Revolution Money was founded by AOL co-founder Steve Case’s Revolution LLC in 2007. Revolution Money provides payments through an internet-based platform and issues prepaid cards that can be used for offline payments or to withdraw cash from ATMs in the U.S. Additionally, Revolution Money offers MoneyExchange, a service to remit money by people using social and instant messaging networks.  According to AmEx management, this acquisition would keep AmEx at the cutting edge in terms of new payments products and platforms. The company ...

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Chicago, IL – October 13, 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: AT&T (T), Sprint Nextel (S), Deutsche Telecom (DT), MetroPCS (PCS) and Leap Wireless (LEAP).

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Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:

AT&T Unveils Pre-Paid Plan

AT&T (T) has introduced a new unlimited monthly calling plan for the prepaid wireless market. Starting today, customers subscribing to the company prepaid wireless services receive unlimited voice calls, instant messaging as well as text, picture and video messaging for just $60 a month. However,

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AT&T (T) has introduced a new unlimited monthly calling plan for the prepaid wireless market. Starting today, customers subscribing to the company prepaid wireless services receive unlimited voice calls, instant messaging as well as text, picture and video messaging for just $60 a month. However, the plan does not cover iPhone users. Apart from the U.S., the new unlimited plan covers Mexico, Canada and over 100 countries worldwide. Roaming within the U.S. is free of cost. This prepaid rate plan is about 50% lower than the company’s regular postpaid unlimited (voice and text) service plan. AT&T offers its prepaid services under the "GoPhone" brand, which does not require the customer to sign long-term contracts and keep a minimum deposit. While the company remains a dominant player in the postpaid market (representing 86% of the company’s total net customer additions), it is struggling to retain customers in ...

eDoorways Corporation, a web-based consumer problem solving gateway, lifestyle information source, and online business-to-consumer marketplace, recently unveiled its “SOLVE” doorway in Austin, TX. The October 9, 2009 edition of the Austin Business Journal covered the event.

Staff Writer Christopher Calnan penned an article called “New way to link shops, customers debuts; Vying for business via instant messaging.” Christopher was in attendance at the unveiling of the “SOLVE” doorway, on which he commented, “At its most basic, ‘SOLVE’ is an online tool that enables consumers to send instant messages to several businesses at once to get them to compete with each other on prices.”

Commenting on the performance of eDoorways CEO Gary Kimmons, Calnan stated, “Gary Kimmons hit the stage in Austin last week, channeling Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, to launch a new online tool developed by Kimmons’ company, eDoorways Corp. Looking like

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Yahoo! (YHOO) CEO Carol Bartz is bent on refocusing the business, improving its image and bringing in some cash. Management has taken a number of actions to position the company for achievement of these objectives. The first was the disposal of non-core assets and acquisition of small-business targets that could help it augment its new business focus. To this end, the company has disposed off its 39% stake in China ’s largest e-commerce company, Alibaba.com, for $150 million. It has also put up for sale the Yahoo Small Business assets. Rumor has it that the company expects $350-500 million for the business, which has been the main hurdle so far. Renewed talk indicates that the sale could be completed soon. The small business division provides domains, email, Web hosting and other merchant services to customers. The company has made a couple of acquisitions this year. ...

A Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) spokesperson announced that the company had selected a carrier for the nuvifone G6, its new smartphone. Although the name of the carrier was not announced, rumor has it that it could be AT&T (T), the second-largest player in the U.S. The product will be manufactured by Taiwanese PC manufacturer Asustuk. Garmin expects the product to generate $100-200 million in revenue this year, which would add an incremental 4% to the top line. This means that Garmin would still be short of the one million unit mark this year. Although the company’s small size and vulnerability in the intensely competitive market could delay initial customer response, Asus is geared to crossing the million unit threshold in 2010. We believe that the success of the product could be tempered by AT&T’s commitment to Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone, for which it has exclusive distribution ...

Time Warner Inc. (TWX) has moved closer to divesting AOL, as the unit led by Tim Armstrong is now concentrating on expanding into the local online service market through strategic acquisitions.

AOL announced today that it was buying two small startup firms, Patch Media Corp and Going Inc, for less than $10 million each according to people close to the matter. While Patch helps local community sites publish news and information, Going offers information about local events across 30 cities in the U.S.

Armstrong, who joined AOL in April, said that local search would be the company's "core area of focus and investment" going forward, as it tries to expand around its popular Mapquest mapping service.

The Time Warner unit which is expected to be spun off as an independent company by the end of this year has been struggling to match pace with online search giants like Google

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - May 22, 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: Garmin Ltd. (GRMN), Research In Motion (RIMM), Apple (AAPL), 3SBio, Inc. (SSRX) and Amgen (AMGN).

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Here are highlights from Thursday's Analyst Blog:

Garmin's Next Phase of Growth

GPS capability is expected to provide further impetus to growth in cell phones. Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) already enjoys an important position in automotive navigation, and management intends to leverage this position in the cell phone market.

The first step

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We highlight Garmin Ltd. (GRMN), Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) and Apple, Inc. (AAPL).Recent market research shows that the next phase of growth in navigation devices will be driven by cell phones. Consumers are attracted by the prospect of carrying a single device that would integrate navigation and communication. The obvious choice is the cell phone, which already has a very high penetration rate, especially in developed economies.As a matter of fact, GPS capability is expected to provide further impetus to growth in cell phones. Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) already enjoys an important position in automotive navigation, and management intends to leverage this position in the cell phone market.The first step in this direction is the launch of the company's own smartphone. Although the cell phone market is relatively more competitive, management expressed enthusiasm about the growth prospects for its nuvifone....