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

American Apparel Inc (APP) Amerco Inc (UHAL) Ameriprise Financial Inc (AMP) ArvinMeritor Inc (ARM) Atlantic Tele-Network Inc (ATNI) Audiovox Corp (VOXX) Balchem Corp (BCPC) Banco de Chile (BCH) Bancorp Inc (TBBK) Bell Microproducts Inc (BELM) Cadbury Plc (CBY) Cantel Medical Corp (CMN) CareFusion Corp (CFN) Compellent Technologies Inc (CML) Diamond Foods Inc (DMND) Domtar Corp (UFS) Expedia Inc (EXPE) Fossil Inc (FOSL) ...

You can't keep a good stock down.

< ?DART(15);?> Perfect World Co., Ltd. (PWRD) has been featured as a Zacks #1 Rank Top Performer in May, July, August, September, and now on Oct 19. Shares of this Chinese online game company are up approximately 6.2% Monday.

Volume is at 766,000 shares, which is well below the daily average of more than 1.6 million. Meanwhile, earnings estimates remain above levels from 2 months ago.

PWRD is the only company from the Internet Content industry on the Zacks #1 Rank List, which includes 215 stocks today.

Earnings Estimates

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this year is currently at $2.86 per share. There's been a slight gain of 2 cents, or less than 1%, over the past month. However, the outlook is still 2.5% better than 2 months ago.

For next year, the Zacks

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

Akzo Nobel NV (AKZOY) American Express Co (AXP) American Italian Pasta Co (AIPC) America's Car-Mart Inc (CRMT) AXA (AXA) Cabot Corp (CBT) Cabot Microelectronics Corp (CCMP) CGI Group Inc (GIB) Chordiant Software Inc (CHRD) Cimarex Energy Co (XEC) Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) Cytokinetics Inc (CYTK) DRI Corp (TBUS) Duncan Energy Partners LP (DEP) Fuel Systems Solutions Inc (FSYS) Gamco Investors Inc (GBL) Genoptix Inc (GXDX) ...

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

The Bancorp Inc (TBBK) Barnes & Noble Inc (BKS) Bway Holding Co (BWY) EV Energy Partners LP (EVEP) Forestar Group Inc (FOR) Given Imaging Ltd (GIVN) Guess Inc (GES) Orbitz Worldwide Inc (OWW) Palomar Medical Technologies Inc (PMTI) Polo Ralph Lauren Corp (RL) Quanex Building Products Corp (NX) Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group Inc (RODM) Royal Gold Inc (RGLD) A. Schulman Inc (SHLM) Steak n Shake Co (SNS) Stone Energy Corp (...

KongZhong Corporation (KONG) announced solid second-quarter results in early August, which kept its earnings estimates moving in an upward direction.

< ?DART(15);?> Today, shares of the Chinese mobile Internet company have gained approximately 8.4%, making it a Zacks #1 Rank Top Performer. Volume is at 646,000; well above the daily average of 231,000.

KONG is part of the Internet Content industry. The only other company from this space on today's 227-stock Zacks #1 Rank List is Perfect World Co., Ltd. (PWRD).

Earnings Estimates

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this year is at 35 cents per share. Over the past month, that expectation has gained 25% from 28 cents, as 3 of 4 covering analysts revised higher.

Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for next year is at 45 cents, marking a nearly 29% gain from this year. That's also the exact same

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Are techs back and ready for another run-up? No one really knows. If technology plays are poised for a resurgence, the catalysts of today are much different than those of the past. However, the support level that the tech-laden Nasdaq recently touched was not too far off from the bottom it hit in late 2002.

After seeing the 2002 bottom, the Nasdaq gained approximately 160% during the 5 years that followed before tumbling again. Will the Nasdaq, coming off a recent bottom, bring similar or bigger profits? We'll have to wait and see. But why watch from the sidelines? Why not pick a few solid tech plays and ride the wave higher should there be another 5-year surge.

Using the Research Wizard, I found Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) plays that are poised to deliver strong results over the long-term.

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Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world’s largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics, today reported revenue of $421 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of 7 percent from $455 million in the second quarter of 2008. Revenue decreased 2 percent from the second quarter of 2008, when adjusted for 5 percentage points of negative impact from currency fluctuation.

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported net income attributable to NASDAQ OMX of $69 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2009 compared with net income attributable to NASDAQ

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KongZhong Corporation (KONG) is a leading mobile Internet company in China, which puts it in a sweet spot given that country's growing economy and large, relatively web-savvy population.

< ?DART(15);?> KONG made the Zacks #1 Rank Top Performers List on Friday with shares that gained approximately 5%. Volume today is around 312,000 shares, which is in the ballpark with the daily average of nearly 317,000.

KONG is part of the Internet Content industry, which we've visited quite recently. On Jul 1, Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (SNDA) was the top performer. (SNDA is another Chinese entertainment company, which focuses primarily on web-based video games.) Along with KONG and SNDA, the only other Internet Content company on today's 227-stock Zacks #1 Rank List is Perfect World Co., Ltd. (PWRD).

Recent Movement in Earnings Estimates

Analysts currently expect earnings per share of 24

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

Almost Family Inc (AFAM) American Financial Group (AFG) American Public Education Inc (APEI) Anaren Inc (ANEN) APAC Customer Services Inc (APAC) Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones (BLX) Blackrock Kelso Capital Corp (BKCC) Cellcom Israel Ltd (CEL) Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL) DeVry Inc (DV) Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR) The Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL) Jones Apparel Group Inc (JNY) Keppel Corporation Ltd (KPELY) Marten Transport Ltd (MRTN) Northrim BanCorp Inc (NRIM) Perfect World Co. Ltd (PWRD) Rolls-Royce Group Plc (RYCEY) Ruby Tuesday Inc (RT) Spectra Energy Partners LP (SEP) TravelCenters of America LLC (TA) Wal-mart de Mexico S A B de C V (WMMVY) WestAmerica Bancorp (WABC) View the entire ...

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