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Thursday September 24, 2009

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For the second consecutive year, Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) has been included in the global Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index. Praxair is the only industrial gases company to be selected for the global Leadership Index. This index, comprised of only 50 companies among 500 of the world’s largest corporations, recognizes leaders in climate change disclosure practices, based on their responses to an annual questionnaire. High scores indicate good internal data management and understanding of climate-change issues

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Earlier this month, Atmel Corporation (ATML) reported revenues of $284.5 million in the second quarter of 2009, up 5% sequentially but down 32% year over year. Based in San Jose, California, Atmel designs, develops, manufactures, and markets a range of semiconductor integrated circuits (IC) products for communication, consumer electronics, and the computer market. Revenues reported in the quarter were negatively impacted by reduced demand resulting from the global economic weakness experienced in all electronic markets since the fourth quarter of 2008. In addition, reduced inventory levels held by distributors also resulted in low shipment levels compared to prior periods. Gross margin declined to 32.3% from 35.1% in the previous quarter and 36.5% in the year-ago quarter, mainly due to a planned reduction in factory utilization in two of the company’s wafer fabrication facilities. On a GAAP basis, net loss was $12.4 million or 3 ...

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Monday August 17, 2009

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Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AERT), a leading plastic recycler and manufacturer of Green building products, announced today that AERT’s latest innovation, MoistureShield FR, has been approved by the California State Fire Marshall for use as a Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) product.

LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced that it has begun to provide backpacks and school supplies to approximately 12,000 underprivileged students around the world as part of a continuing company program to improve K-12 education in communities where its employees live and work.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today reported an operating revenue decrease of 24

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As has been reported previously on Zacks.com, the chip industry may very well be in the early stages of a recovery. (See "Q2 Results Show Chip Recovery".) Of the 231 stocks on today's Zacks #1 Rank List, six of them are from the electronic components-semiconductors industry.

Today, we'll be focusing on National Semiconductor Corporation (NSM), which is a Zacks #1 Rank Top Performer with a gain of about 5%. Volume is at 4 million shares, which is below the daily average of 6.5 million.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this fiscal year, which ends in May 2010, is up 11.8% over the past 2 months to 38 cents per share. There are 21 covering analysts for the period.

Next fiscal year doesn't end until May 2011, but the Zacks Consensus Estimate for now stands at 62 cents, accounting for no change in the

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PennyOmega.com Short Highlights Before the Bell!

PennyOmega.com Short Highlights Before The Bell!

PennyOmega.com Stocks Upgraded, Downgraded and Short Highlights Before the Bell Wednesday August 5, 2009

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Vital Images, Inc. (Nasdaq:VTAL), a leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis solutions, introduces Vitrea Enterprise Suite, which combines the company’s powerful 2D, 3D and 4D clinical applications and world-class services with a centralized solution for managing volumetric image data across the medical enterprise. The centralized data management solution, called Vital Image Management System (VIMS), delivers universal access to a single source of imaging data across the medical enterprise.

LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced the TrueStore((R)) PA2900, a next-generation preamplifier integrated circuit (IC) delivering best-in-class performance for hard disk

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Yesterday, LSI Corporation (LSI) reported revenues of $521 million for the second quarter of 2009, down 25% year over year but up 8% sequentially, and surpassed the consensus forecast of $506.3 million. The reported revenue came in towards the high end of management’s revenue guidance of $470 million – $530 million due to growth in both the storage and networking businesses. LSI Corporation designs, develops and markets high-performance complex semiconductors and storage systems. Gross margins (excluding special items) came in at 42.1%, down from 42.7% in the prior quarter. Operating expenses excluding special items declined 3% sequentially. GAAP net loss came in at $61.5 million or ($0.09) per share. GAAP net loss for the reported quarter included a net charge of $69 million from one-time items, which primarily consisted of $43 million of amortization of acquisition-related items, $17 million of stock-based compensation expense and $8.6 ...

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - March 19, 2009 - Zacks.com releases the latest Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks featured in this week's analysis include Centex Corporation (CTX), Intel Corporation (INTC), Stericycle Inc. (SRCL), Tesoro Corporation (TSO) and U.S. Steel Corporation (X).

Zacks Industry Rank Analysis is written by Charles Rotblut, CFA, Senior Market Analyst for Zacks.com.

This week: Q1 Earnings: Winners and Losers

First-quarter profits are going to stink. The consensus projections call for S&P 500 (SPX) profits of $16.33, which equates to a decrease of approximately 14% from a year prior.

On a company-specific basis, the numbers could be worse. Median earnings are likely to decline 19.3%. More than 10% of S&P 500 members are expected to report triple-digit drops in profits (57 companies with declines of 100% or more). Conversely,

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Highlighted stocks include Centex Corporation (...