For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – October 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: Ford (F), Honda (HMC), Caterpillar (CAT), Boeing (BA) and Chevron Corp. (CVX).

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Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog:

Trade Deficit Improves

While the year-over-year improvement in the trade deficit is very good news, the reason for it is not so good. It was a reflection of the overall collapse in world trade, something that makes everyone poorer. As far as the GDP calculations are concerned, it does not make any difference

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In August, the monthly trade deficit fell to $30.7 billion from $31.9 billion in July. We got improvement from both sides as exports rose by $0.2 billion to $128.2 billion and imports fell to $158.9 billion from $159.8 billion in July, a decrease of $0.9 billion. This reverses two months where the trade deficit rose slightly. On the other hand, over the last year the trade deficit is down dramatically. A year ago our imports were $63.6 billion higher than now, at $222.6 billion, and our exports were $33.4 billion higher at $161.7 billion, resulting in a deficit of $60.9 billion. While the year-over-year improvement in the trade deficit is very good news, the reason for it is not so good. It was a refection of the overall collapse in world trade, something that makes everyone poorer. As far as the GDP calculations are concerned, it does ...

Cummins (CMI) has revealed that it will recall about 270 production employees at its Columbus Midrange Engine Plant (CMEP) in Walesboro, Indiana. A temporary increase in orders for the Dodge Ram turbo diesel pickup truck engines made at the plant has led to the recall. The workers had been laid off or transferred to other Cummins facilities over the last year. Dodge Ram pickup – manufactured by Chrysler – is powered by Cummins’ 6.7-liter turbo diesel engine. The orders have increased as Chrysler seeks to build inventory for its 2010 Dodge Ram pickup. Consequently, Cummins plans to temporarily add a second production shift at CMEP on Oct. 19 that is expected to operate through the end of 2009. The recall will boost the plant’s workforce to 600 hourly workers. The company began production of the 2010 Dodge Ram engines in mid-September with approximately 340 production employees ...

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Nighthawk Systems, Inc. (OTC BB: NIHK), a leading provider of wireless and IP-based control devices and solutions, announced today that it has voluntarily filed a Form 15 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to suspend the Company’s SEC reporting obligations. With the filing of the report, the Company’s obligation to file periodic and current reports with the SEC, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, is immediately suspended. The Company expects that its common stock will be ineligible for trading on a national exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board within 90 days, unless the filing on Form 15 is subsequently withdrawn and

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The Dow has been on a mini-roll. Therefore, most investors are thrilled to see battered stock portfolios recover even a smidgen of their massive losses. The problem is that these investors aren’t paying attention to what’s happening elsewhere around the globe. And they may be missing out on the opportunity of the decade! That’s because the morsels of good economic news coming out of the U.S. are completely overshadowing what’s happening in Asia. China: A Bright Spot in the Region And the Global Economy Just last week, a new report from the World Bank painted a very pretty picture about the economies of China, the world’s third-biggest economy, and its Asian neighbors …...

The last time I was in Japan, I was getting about 115 yen for each of my American dollars. Today, the exchange rate has fallen to 90 yen per dollar. brbrMy next trip to Japan is going to cost more but what matters to us as investors is that Japanese exports --- Toyota, Sony, Komatsu --- will be a title=yen target=_blank href=http://business.theage.com.au/business/world-business/get-ready-for-toyota-shock-20081215-6ydw.htmlmore expensive to non-Japanese buyers./a brbr

by Edward Hugh: Barcelonabr /br /br /This, it seems, is the question of the day. a href="http://www.imf.org/external/np/ms/2008/120908.htm"According to the IMF/a Spain’s economy faces a contraction of at least one percent next year. And the IMF stress that the risks to this forecast “remain on the downside” since the country’s real-estate market is “in full correction,”. Also, horror of horrors (and we will return to this). The government’s budget deficit will exceed five percent of gross domestic product next year, the Fund forecast.br /br /While the IMF seem to be more aware of the scale of the problem than the Spanish government currently are, they do seem to be putting all of the emphasis for recovery on some much needed labour market reforms, but personally I don't think even these are playing in the right ball park, we need a big picture "breakout" escape plan, to cut loose from the pincers ...

One of the themes the fund is currently investing in is the secular agricultural boom as people in developing economies upgrade their food quality, as their incomes grow. Thus far, I have been focused mostly on the fertilizer companies, although the equipment and seed plays have also done great. However, in the past few days I have read multiple articles on a new ETF which, if you want to play this trend in 1 fell swoop, provides an interesting (and global) way to diversify across multiple subtrends on this play. The ETF is called Market Vectors Agribusiness (MOO) … yes MOO. How cute. Here is a fact sheet about the ETF.