For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - May 7, 2009 - Zacks Equity Research picks Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (ACOR) as Bull of the Day and The Corporate Executive Board (EXBD) as Bear of the Day. In addition, the analysts at Zacks Equity Research discuss the latest on Amazon.com (AMZN), Pearson Plc (PSO) and John Wiley & Sons (JW.A).

Full analysis of all these stocks is available at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=2678

Bull of the Day

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (ACOR) received some very good news on May 6, 2009 when the U.S. FDA informed the company that the new drug application (NDA) for Fampridine-SR was accepted. The news comes only two weeks after the re-filing of the NDA on April 23, 2009.

However, the biggest surprise with the acceptance off the NDA was that the FDA also granted Acorda a priority review for the application. We note this was an independent decision by

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Today we are featuring top-performing "Non-U.S." equity mutual funds, which seek high current income by primarily investing in lower-rated corporate bonds.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Non-U.S. Equity Funds.3 Solid Samples

Dreyfus International Stock A (DISAX) was incepted in December 2006 and seeks long-term total return by investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies of any market capitalization.

The fund normally invests primarily in foreign companies located in the developed markets, such as Canada, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Western Europe. It ordinarily invests in at least three foreign countries, and, at times, may invest a substantial portion of its assets in a single foreign country.

Fanuc Ltd., Woodside Petroleum Ltd. and BG Group Plc are among the fund's top holdings.

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Highlights include Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Pearson Plc (PSO), John Wiley & Sons (JW.A), The New York Times Co. (NYT) and The Washington Post Co. (WPO).Can Amazon's New Kindle Save Newspapers?Not on its own.Amazon.com (AMZN) unveiled a new, larger Kindle today that publishers of newspapers, textbooks and novels all hope will spur sales.The new Kindle has a 9.7-inch screen, 2.5 times the surface area of the original 6-inch Kindle, launched in 2007, and stores up to 3,500 books, more than double the current Kindle's capacity. The price tag is also much bigger at $489, compared with $389 for the current Kindle.The electronic reader -- which enables consumers to download books anytime, anywhere at a smaller price than the hardcopy version -- has proven popular. According to Amazon, Kindle books now account for 35% of sales of ...

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