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Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTCBB: PWRM), a leader in neurodegenerative disease and cancer biomarkers and diagnostic tests, announces further international recognition of validity as the company’s President and CSO, Dr. Ira Goldknopf, will deliver an invited Keynote address and chair a session on “Biomarkers and Diagnostics in Personalized Medicine (Track 6-4),” at the BIT Life Sciences 2nd International Congress and Expo of Molecular Diagnostics in Beijing, China, November 19-21, 2009. The Theme of the meeting is “New Leadership of

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Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE) reported its second consecutive quarter of strong results, with earnings of 51 cents per share. Earnings were 5 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 46 cents, driven by the benefits of price and package initiatives in North America, volume and pricing growth in Europe and efficient cost control mechanisms. Net operating revenues during the quarter declined 3% year-over-year. Benefits of positive net pricing (+7.5% in North America and +4.5% in Europe) were fully offset by 10.0% volume declines in North America. Volumes in Europe grew 4.0%. Currency translations have negatively impacted the top-line by 3.0%. Overall physical case and can volume declined 6.5% while net revenue per case increased 7.5% year-over-year. In North America, revenues fell 3.9% as the benefits of pricing and packaging initiatives of 7.5% were fully offset by volume declines of 10% year-over-year. In the year-ago period, North ...

Beijing 2008, Sochi 2014, Rio 2016: BRIC nations are having an Olympic boom.  It is an unfortunate fact, however, that the Olympic Games tend to spell trouble for civil liberties when taking place in authoritarian regimes.  One only has to look at the notorious examples of human rights infringements occurring before the Beijing event for confirmation - as Minky Worden of Human Rights Watch does in today's Washington Post.  Will the questionable property expropriations, hushing of foreign journalists and despoliation of local ecosystems familiar to Beijing also be witnessed at the Sochi Games in 2014?Why worry now about the Sochi Games? This year alone, several Russian rights activists and journalists have been killed within a few hundred miles of Sochi. ...

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – October 20, 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: Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI), Washington Post Company (WPO), Journal Communications (JRN), McClatchy Company (MNI) and The New York Times Company (NYT).

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Here are highlights from Monday’s AnalystBlog:

Gannett Beats Zacks Consensus

Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI), the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., recently reported third-quarter 2009 results. Despite a faltering economy and decline in print advertising revenue, the company’s earnings topped expectations, buoyed by effective cost-cutting measures, lower newsprint expense,

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Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI), the largest newspaper publisher in the U.S., recently reported third-quarter 2009 results. Despite a faltering economy and decline in print advertising revenue, the company’s earnings topped expectations, buoyed by effective cost-cutting measures, lower newsprint expense, reduction in headcount and pay cuts. Operating expenses dropped 14.4% to $1,179.6 million. Gannett’s quarterly earnings of 44 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 38 cents as well as the company’s expected guidance range of 39 cents to 42 cents a share. However, earnings fell 42.1% year-on-year from 76 cents reported in the prior-year quarter due to an 18.4% decline registered in the total revenue of $1,336.6 million. On a reported basis, including one-time items, earnings came in at 31 cents a share, down 55.1% from 69 cents posted in the year-ago quarter. Gannett is facing the same dramatic decline in advertising revenue ...

TODAY: Lavrov keeps eagle eye on Georgia; Netanyahu's fears about Russian rogue scientists; Chubais takes the fall for hydropower plant disaster.  Litvinenko widow despairs over apparent British moves towards rapprochement.  Luzhkov-Baturina to take Nemtsov to court. UN report pessimistic on Russia's demographic decline; Ban Ki-moon voices approval for ecological care.According to the Moscow Times, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Russia will survey shipping in the Black Sea to monitor Georgian 'provocations' which are a 'serious concern'.  Jorg Himmelreich in the International Herald Tribune suggests that much analysis of last year's Georgia-Russia conflict has overlooked the crucial matter of President Bush's Georgia policy.  Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko says that he believes that the ratification of the Lisbon treaty would benefit ...

TODAY:  Georgia-Russia tensions simmer in advance of EU report; Council of Europe hullabaloo.  Russia edgy on Washington's new defense scheme; Obama forward looking; Kremlin does not feel Iran missiles justify sanctions.  Journalist in hiding over anti-Soviet article; no joy for beer drinkers and hackersAccusations are flying ahead of today's publication of EU-backed report on the war in Georgia which is expected to be critical of both parties.  The Times says that Georgia has preemptively accused Russia of spreading 'patently false information about fictitious attacks on Russian peacekeepers'.  Tbilisi has also claimed that the report has concluded that Russian troops were responsible for ethnic cleansing during the conflict.  Russia is bristling at motions in the Parliamentary ...

Sep. 15, 2009 (PR Newswire) — SEATTLE, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce that it has been selected to participate in the Metro Vancouver 2010 Partnership Investment Program – an initiative by Metro Vancouver Commerce (MVC) to bring together some of the world’s top business leaders during the 2010 Olympic games being held in Vancouver, British Columbia. MVC will be inviting a consortium of 50 companies from around the world for the event, including global leaders in environmental technologies, renewable energies, Ag-biotech/agri-food, green building products, financial and business services and more.

Larry Kristof, President and CEO of Mantra, comments: “We are very pleased to be one of the few companies selected by MVC to partner in the Metro Vancouver 2010 Partnership Investment Program. The 2010 Winter Olympics will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for emerging companies

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Accuride Corp (AURD) Acuity Brands Inc (AYI) Arbor Realty Trust Inc (ABR) BancTrust Financial Group Inc (BTFG) BRT Realty Trust (BRT) Cadence Financial Corp (CADE) Capital Trust Inc (CT) Community Bancorp (CBON) Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) Cutera Inc (CUTR) Cybex International Inc (CYBI) Cynosure Inc (CYNO) Encore Wire Corporation (WIRE) Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC) Erie Indemnity Co (ERIE) Fairpoint Communications Inc (FRP) FalconStor Software Inc (FALC) FARO Technologies Inc (FARO) First Advantage Corp (FADV) First M & F Corp (FMFC) First Security Group Inc (FSGI) Fuel Tech Inc (FTEK) Gray Television Inc (GTN) Horizon Financial Corp (HRZB) InterNAP Network Services (INAP) INX Inc (INXI) K-Sea Transportation Partners ...

TODAY: Russia rejoins Georgia talks; US-Russia nuclear talks constructive so far; policy report recommends US cancel plans for missile defense in eastern Europe; Medvedev creates body to counter 'revisionist' readings of Russian historyEncouragement from international mediators, and receiving a delayed UN report, have seen Russia return to talks on Georgia.  Apparently the talks have been 'constructive' so far and will continue in July.  The Georgian Foreign Ministry believes that the UN report was changed under pressure from Russia, as the amended version makes no reference to Georgian sovereignty over Abkhazia.  Russia will deploy fewer troops in Abkhazia and South Ossetia than had been originally envisaged after last year's conflict.  Again concerns are emerging about consensus at the upcoming EU-Russia summit in ...