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Thursday August 13, 2009

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CryptoLogic (NASDAQ: CRYP), a global developer of branded online betting games and Internet casino software, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2009. The company’s new business strategy delivered reduced operating costs, a solid quarter-on-quarter improvement in its Internet casino hosting business, and growing revenue from branded games launched by major Internet gaming operators. The company was profitable in June, and targets profitability for the third quarter.

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., (NYSE: MHS), the world’s most advanced pharmacy(R), today extended its initiatives addressing healthcare in Europe by entering into a joint venture with United Drug plc, a Pan-European

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J Hancock Health Sciences A (JHGRX) seeks long-term growth of capital by normally investing at least 80% of its assets in stocks of US and foreign health sciences companies.

The fund may invest in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies, medical devices and analytical equipment firms, and healthcare services firms. It may invest more than 5% of assets in securities of individual companies.

The fund’s key holdings include Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS), Aetna Inc. (AET) and Abbott Laboratories (ABT).

J Hancock Strategic Income A (JHFIX) seeks a high level of current income. The fund primarily invests in foreign debt securities of developed and emerging markets, U.S. government and agency securities and U.S. high yield bonds.

The fund may also invest in preferred stock and other types of debt securities. At the end of February 2009, its portfolio turnover was 52%.

Daniel S. Janis

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T. Rowe Price New Horizons (PRNHX) was incepted in June 1960 with the objective of providing long-term growth of capital by investing in common stocks of small, rapidly growing companies.

While the fund invests most assets in U.S. common stocks, it may also purchase other securities including foreign stocks, futures, and options. As of March 2009, the fund had allocated 95.8% of its assets in domestic stock, 2.8% in cash, 0.8% in foreign stock and 0.6% in preferred.

Henry Schein Inc. (HSIC), O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) and FMC Technologies Inc. (FTI) are among the fund's top holdings.

T. Rowe Price New Era (PRNEX) seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the common stocks of companies that own or develop natural resources and other basic commodities. The fund also invests in stocks of selected non-resource growth firms.

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Aarons Inc (AAN) Amkor Technology Inc (AMKR) Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.B) Crocs Inc (CROX) Cytori Therapeutics Inc (CYTX) Dana Holding Corp (DAN) Depomed Inc (DEPO) Endologix Inc (ELGX) First Place Financial Corp (FPFC) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc (GMCR) Hecla Mining Co (HL) Internet Initiative Japan Inc (IIJI) Mag Silver Corp (MVG) Marten Transport Ltd (MRTN) Medco Health Solutions Inc (MHS) Mercury Computer Systems Inc (MRCY) MutualFirst Financial Inc (MFSF) Navios Maritime Partners LP (NMM) Nissan Motor Co Ltd (NSANY) Nu Skin Enterprises Inc (NUS) Old Republic International Corp (ORI) Rackspace Hosting Inc (RAX) S Y Bancorp Inc (SYBT) Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) Skyworks Solutions Inc (SWKS) TriQuint Semiconductor ...

When it comes to the U.S. stock market right now, the story continues to be about earnings. And this week will be no exception.

Bank of America Corp. (BAC), which reports today (Monday), remains among the last financials of note that has yet to announce its first-quarter performance, and the big bank figures to get a lot of attention as investors look to see how well Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (formerly known as “The Bull”) and Countrywide Financial Corp. have fit into the BofA family fold.

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) (today) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) (Wednesday) will give investors a better idea of just how well the tech sector – which up to now has been quite hot – is really doing. Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) (Thursday) will give investors an inside look at the

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Highlights include Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (MHS), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), CVS Caremark (CVS), Walgreen (WAG), Target Corp. (TGT), Kroger Co. (KR) and Caterpillar Inc. (CAT).Back in 2006, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the world's largest retailer, started first by selling select generic drugs for $4 per monthly prescription. This was a move which negatively impacted many smaller operators and pressured CVS Caremark (CVS), Walgreen Company (WAG), Target Corp. (TGT), Kroger Co. (KR) and other prescription-drug sellers into offering similar prices. Then in September 2008, Wal-Mart entered into a direct agreement with Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) offering certain generic drugs for free as part of a pilot program for more than 70,000 Caterpillar Inc. employees, retirees and their spouses and dependents. The agreement represented a direct (prescription drug) pricing contract with the employer, and ...

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 (...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc (ALXA) American River Bankshares (AMRB) Anesiva Inc (ANSV) Aon Corp (AOC) Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (ARNA) Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc (ARIA) Array BioPharma Inc (ARRY) athenahealth Inc (ATHN) Barloworld Ltd (BRRAY) Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc (BRLI) British Airways plc (BAIRY) CARBO Ceramics Inc (CRR) Cell Therapeutics Inc (CTIC) Chemed Corp (CHE) Corinthian Colleges Inc (COCO) Danaos Corp (DAC) Dialysis Corporation of America (DCAI) Diamond Mgt & Technology Consultants In (DTPI) Discovery Communications Inc (DISCB) DXP Enterprises Inc (DXPE) EarthLink Inc (ELNK) eDiets.com Inc (DIET) Elbit Systems Ltd (ESLT) Endo Pharmaceuticals (ENDP) Enterprise GP Holdings LP (EPE) ev3 Inc (EVVV) FiberTower Corp (FTWR) Flanders Corp (FLDR) GTx Inc ...