For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - July 6, 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: Starwood Hotels (HOT), Marriott International (MAR), American Public Education (APEI), Strayer Education (STRA) and Devry Inc. (DV).

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Here are highlights from Friday's Analyst Blog:

Hotel Metrics Stay Down

We have been negative on the lodging sector for months, as we have maintained that investors have been too optimistic regarding the chances for a second-half recovery in the group.

Earlier this week, an analyst at a major Wall Street

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Positive outlook for the U.S. Online Education sectorThe outlook for the post-secondary education industry, especially the online segment, is positive. This industry is comprised of traditional public and private traditional colleges and universities, as well as a number of for-profit institutions offering online programs, such as American Public Education (APEI), Strayer Education (STRA) and Devry Inc. (DV). Most of these colleges and universities target working adults in addition to traditional 18- to 24-year-old students.The U.S. market for post-secondary education is large, growing and highly fragmented. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that approximately 61 million working adults in the United States do not have more than high school education and approximately 32 million adults have some college experience but no degree. In addition, adults represent 39% of total post-secondary education enrollment....