For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – October 29, 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: Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNI), MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV), International Paper Company (IP) and Weyerhaeuser Company (WY).

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Here are highlights from Wednesday’s AnalystBlog:

Norfolk Southern Heads North

Norfolk Southern Corp.’s (NSC) third-quarter earnings per share stood at 81 cents, compared to a profit of $1.30 in the year-ago period. The fall in earnings was due to lower volume on the back of subdued demand for shipped

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MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV) reported solid profit improvement across all of its businesses for the third quarter of 2009. Pre-tax earnings from the company’s business segments increased 43% to $204 million from $143 million in the third quarter of 2008. Third quarter 2009 net income from continuing operations was $128 million, or 74 cents per share, compared to $46 million, or 26 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2008. The results for the third quarter of 2009 include after-tax items totaling $42 million, or 24 cents per share. After adjusting for special items, earnings from continuing operations amounted to 50 cents per share, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate. In the Packaging Resources business, profit from continuing operations increased 16% to $74 million in the third quarter of 2009 compared to $64 million in the third quarter of 2008. Sales were $627 million in the ...

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