Omnicity Corp, the Midwest’s largest fixed Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), recently announced an agreement with Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) to display wireless broadband service throughout its network. Omnicity CEO, Greg Jarman, said, “There are only a few carrier-grade WiMAX vendors out there today, and we are excited to have chosen Cisco as our strategic equipment supplier. Having selected a vendor, we can now turn our attention to spectrum holders across the country.”

The recent announcement represents just one of several new deals signed up over the past few months, including acquisitions in Omnicity’s home state of Indiana:

• Acquisition of NDWave, Inc., Alexandria, IN • Acquisition of North Central Communications, Peru, IN • Acquisition of Forepoint Networks, Lafayette, IN • Acquisition of Moreland Wireless, Henry County, IN

The above acquisitions have already given Omnicity over 3,000 new customers, resulting in a total subscriber base of over 5,000.

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – November 12, 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: Southern Copper Corporation (PCU), Logitech International (LOGI), Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (PHG).

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Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog:

Southern Copper’s Earnings Jump

Southern Copper Corporation (PCU), one of the leading copper producers in the world, posted net earnings of 37 cents in the third quarter of 2009, better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 31 cents. Earnings jumped 78.6% from 21

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Southern Copper Corporation (PCU), one of the leading copper producers in the world, posted net earnings of 37 cents in the third quarter of 2009, better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 31 cents. Earnings jumped 78.6% from 21 cents sequentially while it declined 22.3% from 47 cents year on year. The company attributed lower costs for driving earnings. Operating costs decreased 15.8% year over year due to higher productivity.  Copper production in the quarter improved 1.3% to 120,240 tons from 118,657 tons, driven by higher production at the La Caridad mine in Mexico and the Peruvian mines, on the back of better ore grades. Molybdenum production increased 14.3% to 5,191 tons, compared to 4,541 tons in the year-ago quarter. Higher ore grades and recoveries lead to an increase of 631 tons at La Caridad and 734 tons production at the Cuajone mine in Peru. These increases ...

Earlier this week, LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL) and its subsidiaries released its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for October. Passenger traffic rose 15.7% year over year while capacity jumped 10.1%. Its load factor increased 3.9 points to 80.2%.   International passenger traffic accounted for almost 69% of total passenger traffic, with the rest coming from domestic passengers.   Domestic passenger traffic in Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador rose 14.1% and international passenger traffic rose 16.5%. Domestic capacity increased 8.6% and international capacity increased 10.8%. International capacity was mainly driven by a surge in operations in Europe and certain regional routes.   In line with the global decline in import and export markets cargo traffic fell 6.2% mainly due to the slowdown in import and export markets in Latin America, as well as the reduction of salmon exports from Chile. In line with the decrease in demand, ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Oct. 30, 2009 (Marketwire) — Magma Energy Corp. (TSX:MXY) is pleased to announce that its US subsidiary, Magma Energy (US) Corp. (”Magma”), has been awarded $10 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for two of its Nevada geothermal exploration properties, Soda Lake and McCoy. The grants will reimburse 50 – 80% of Magma’s planned innovative exploration expenditures on those properties over the next 24 months. At Soda Lake, Magma will apply new oil and gas technology to discover geothermal resources, and at McCoy, Magma will validate a combination of innovative exploration technologies in its search for a large geothermal reservoir on the property. The funding is part of $98.1 million allocated by the US Department of Energy under the Recovery Act for innovative geothermal exploration and drilling projects.

Dr. Frank Monastero, Magma’s President, said, “We are very pleased with this financial support through the

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Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) reported its third quarter 2009 earnings of 40 cents per share, compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 38 cents and the year-earlier earnings of 33 cents. Before adjusting for one-time items, the earnings were 8 cents versus year-earlier earnings of 17 cents. While the company’s results came in above expectations driven by better cost control and operational excellence, a weak economy sapped the demand for electricity and caused lower electricity sales. The U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas (USFE&G) segment posted third-quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of $716 million, down more than 1% year over year. This fall in earnings was due to unfavorable weather throughout the service territory, partially offset by reduced operating and maintenance costs. EBIT for the Commercial Power segment was a loss of $234 million, compared to a loss of $108 million in the third ...

Gold producing company Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM) recorded a net income of 79 cents per share in the third quarter, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents. Year on year, earnings grew by a robust 88% on strong gold and copper prices as well as lower costs. Revenues for the quarter climbed 50% to over $2 billion, driven by a 29% rise in gold sales to $1.6 billion and about a fivefold increase in copper revenues to $396 million. Newmont sold 1.7 billion ounces of gold in the quarter, up 15% year over year. The company sold 141 million pound of copper compared with 44 million pound in the same period of the previous year. On a regional basis, gold sales were slightly above expectations as higher-than-expected sales at Yanacocha in Peru, Batu Hijau in Indonesia ...

America Movil (AMX) reported results for third-quarter 2009 with earnings per ADS of 86 cents edging past the Zacks Consensus Estimates of 85 cents while increasing 22.6% from the year-ago earnings per ADS of 70 cents. Net profit surged 50.6% year over year to 18.7 billion pesos (US$1.4 billion) or 0.57 pesos per share. This healthy growth was fuelled by higher revenue and lower financing costs which fell 82.5% year over year due to gains stemming from favorable exchange rate swings.  Revenue & EBITDA Latin America’s largest wireless carrier continues to register a double-digit revenue growth as evident from the 16.9% year over year increase in consolidated revenue in the quarter to 99.8 billion pesos (US$7.5 billion), driven by 19.5% growth in service revenue. Revenue growth was supported by healthy business momentum across 3G wireless and broadband Internet businesses.  Consolidated EBITDA for the quarter was 40.4 ...

Being in the right place with the right product is more than half the game when it comes to making profit. The oil commodity market is a prime example. There will be times when the price for the commodity is down and a company needs to retrench. Other times find the market flying high with profits flowing nicely. In either event, a company must be ready for the cycle to change. If a company can time there activities to match what “may” happen in the pricing cycle, large profit windfalls can occur.

Gran Tierra Energy Inc., an oil and gas exploration company, works to explore and exploit oil and gas in Columbia, Argentina and Peru. The company’s headquarters are located in Calgary, Canada. The company is currently focusing its exploration and development work on the southern basin of Columbia, South America. To date, schedules to meet 19,000 BOPD are running ahead

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Earlier this month, LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL) and its subsidiaries released its preliminary monthly traffic statistics and punctuality indicators for September. Passenger traffic rose 11.9% year over year while capacity jumped 9.3%. Its load factor increased 1.8 points to 78.8%.   International passenger traffic accounted for almost 71% of total passenger traffic, with the rest coming from domestic passengers.   Domestic passenger traffic in Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador rose 17.5% and international passenger traffic rose 9.8%. Domestic capacity increased 15% and international capacity increased 7.1%. International capacity was mainly driven by a surge in operations in Europe and the South Pacific, which was partially offset by a decrease in certain regional routes.   Cargo traffic fell 8% mainly due to the slowdown in import and export markets in Latin America, as well as the reduction of salmon exports from Chile. In line with the decrease in demand, ...