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Chicago, IL – August 13, 2009 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum, and Value.

The four highlighted picks are: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), TESSCO Technologies Inc. (TESS), Schweitzer-Maudit International Inc. (SWM) and Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (MFLX).      Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at http://at.zacks.com/?id=5607

Zacks #1 Rank Stocks have nearly tripled the S&P 500 since 1988, producing an average annual return of +26%. Performance has been notable even during volatile and down times. For example, during the last bear market, 2000-2002, the market tumbled -37.6% – but Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained +43.8%.

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

3Com Corp (COMS) 51job Inc (JOBS) Actions Semiconductor Co Ltd (ACTS) Aeropostale Inc (ARO) Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (ABV) American Italian Pasta Co (AIPC) American States Water Co (AWR) Amkor Technology Inc (AMKR) Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp (ANH) Asbury Automotive Group Inc (ABG) Ashland Inc (ASH) Associated British Foods Plc (ASBFY) AudioCodes Ltd (AUDC) Baidu Inc (BIDU) Banco Santander SA (STD) Bank of Montreal (BMO) Barnes & ...

Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc (MFLX) shares recorded an unusually low trading volume today. Shares were down almost 3% this afternoon.

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The five best performing stocks on the Zacks #1 Rank List last week were: LaBranche & Co. Inc. (...

On Wednesday, we sold Apollo Group, Inc. (APOL) from both the Focus List and the Timely Buys List. We locked in a 3-month gain of about 15% on the Focus List. A small loss was realized on the Timely Buys position. Our rationale for selling the stock was based on the current market environment and our unwillingness to take unnecessary risks. Last week, Apollo Group revealed in its 10-Q (a quarterly report required by the SEC) that a new lawsuit had been filed against it. The company stated: On December 9, 2008, three former University of Phoenix students filed a complaint against Apollo Group, Inc. and The University of Phoenix, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The complaint alleges that with regard to students who dropped from their courses shortly after enrolling, University of Phoenix improperly returned the entire amount of ...

AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) has once again turned higher after temporarily breaking below a trend line that has been in play since late October. After recovering from the short-term dip, this stock has been in a bullish mood and is now approaching its recently set 52-week and all-time high at $40. The MACD indicator is also providing a bullish signal, with the short-term moving average advancing ahead of the long-term moving average. Take a look below.

Multi Fineline Electronix, Inc.'s (MFLX) share price gapped open higher on Jan 5 after the company raised its current-quarter revenue guidance and said it will initiate a share buyback program. After the upbeat news hit the wire, this stock surged from less than $12 to a recent high above $17. Since the big jump, shares have been holding in higher territory. Take a look at the chart below.

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Highlighted stocks include AZZ Inc. ( AZZ manufactures electrical equipment worldwide for the industrial, power generation, transmission and distribution markets. It is also a provider of hot dip galvanizing services to the steel fabrication market nationwide.

Net income rose 34% to $10.8 million, or 88 cents per share, from $8.1 million, or 66 cents, in the third quarter of fiscal 2008. Analysts expected 81 cents.

Revenue jumped 26% to $108.9 million from $86.6 million in the same

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

Aaron Rents Inc (RNT) Alleghany Corp (Y) Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (ABV) American Caresource Holdings Inc (ANCI) Answers Corp (ANSW) Atlantic Tele-Network Inc (ATNI) Atmos Energy Corp (ATO) Boston Properties Inc (BXP) China Agritech Inc (CAGC) Cox Radio Inc (CXR) Crown Castle International Corp (CCI) CTI Industries Corp (CTIB) Delhaize Group (DEG) DG FastChannel Inc (DGIT) Double Eagle Petroleum Co (DBLE) First American Corp (FAF) FPIC Insurance Group Inc (FPIC) Global Ship Lease Inc (GSL) Gold Reserve Inc (GRZ) The Hain Celestial Group Inc (HAIN) HRPT Properties Trust (HRP) Jack Henry & Associates Inc (JKHY) Kenneth Cole Productions (KCP) The Knot Inc (KNOT) Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (...

Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (NASD: MFLX), a leading global provider of high-quality, technologically advanced flexible printed circuit and value-added component assembly solutions to the electronics industry, recently announced the company’s financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2008. Net sales in the fourth quarter totaled $213.1 million, an increase of 27.8 percent from net sales of $166.7 million during the corresponding period one year earlier.

Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 jumped to $7.6 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3.0 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the same period in fiscal 2007. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, net sales increased 43.4 percent to $728.8 million and net income in fiscal 2008 climbed to $40.5 million, or $1.59 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3.0 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in fiscal 2007.

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