For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - June 12, 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: AIG (AIG), Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC), TAM (TAM) and Vivo (VIV).

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Here are highlights from Thursday's Analyst Blog:

Treasury Releases New TARP Rules

Specifically, the rules limit compensation for senior executives and other highly paid employees at companies receiving TARP funds, including limits on bonus payments (to one-third of total compensation) and curtailment of Golden Parachutes. Further, the bonuses paid to senior executive officers and the next

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Fed’s Beige Book disappoints…Dollar rebounds on the day…Currencies come back on the night…RBNZ leaves rates unchanged…And Now… Today’s Pfennig!

Good day… And a Thunderin’ Thursday to you! It’s a Thunderin’ and lightenin’ here in St. Louis. It all began last night, went through the night, and still hangin’ round this mornin’! Yes, I’m into dropping “g’s” today! HA!

Well… We had “Turn Around Tuesday”, and that was fallowed by “Whipsawed Wednesday”! The euphoria of the dollar bears, turned quickly yesterday, with the dollar bouncing back… I’ll tell you this dollar has more lives than a cat! But that’s OK… I certainly don’t want to see a dollar collapse, as some have called for… I just want to see it at a “fair” level, given the fundamentals of exploding deficit spending… That seems fair, eh? Trends… Weak dollar, strong dollar, alternating throughout time… Well, at least since Nixon closed the Gold window in

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Treasury Releases Compensation Rules for TARP FirmsLast evening, the Treasury released new rules for compensation of top executives at the firms that received TARP bailout funds. The rules can be seen here.Specifically, the rules limit compensation for senior executives and other highly paid employees at companies receiving TARP funds, including limits on bonus payments (to one-third of total compensation) and curtailment of Golden Parachutes. Further, the bonuses paid to senior executive officers and the next 20 most highly compensated employees will be subject to a "clawback" provision if the payment was based on materially inaccurate performance criteria.Under the rules, the Treasury appointed Kenneth R. Feinberg as the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation. Mr. Feinberg will review payments and compensation plans for the executives and the 100 most highly compensated employees of seven TARP recipients that have received exceptional assistance, AIG ...