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Chicago, IL – October 13, 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: Royal Philips Electronics (PHG), Sony Corporation (SNE), General Electric Company (GE), Panasonic Corporation (PC) and Nucor Corporation (NUE).

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Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:

Philips Misses Zacks Consensus

Royal Philips Electronics (PHG) reported earnings of 27 cents per share for the third quarter of 2009, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 38 cents.

Sales amounted to $8.04 billion, a decline of 11% on both nominal and comparable bases.

Healthcare

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Royal Philips Electronics (PHG) reported earnings of 27 cents per share for the third quarter of 2009, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 38 cents. Sales amounted to $8.04 billion, a decline of 11% on both nominal and comparable bases. Healthcare sales declined by 4% on a comparable basis due to declines at Clinical Care Systems, Imaging Systems and Healthcare Informatics. Consumer Lifestyle sales fell by 15% on a comparable basis, due to declines in all businesses except Health & Wellness. Lighting sales declined by 13% on a comparable basis, led by double-digit declines at Professional Luminaires, Lighting Electronics and Automotive Lighting. In mature markets, double-digit declines at Lighting and Consumer Lifestyle were offset by a mid-single digit decline at Healthcare. Sales in emerging markets showed sequential improvement although it remained 11% below the level achieved in the corresponding prior-year quarter....

Imaging3, Inc.

(Public, OTC:IMGG)

A new and radical medical device from Imaging3 Inc. (OTC:IMGG) is ready to set the standard, and revolutionize the way we look at X-ray, MRI and CT scans. Imaging 3 is currently awaiting FDA approval on their DViS (Dominion Volumetric Imaging Scanner). Currently, medical imaging is met with challenges of long waits, lack of space, lack of mobility, and limited uses. However, for the first time ever, health-care workers will be able to instantly view 3D, high-resolution images of virtually any part of the human body. Thus, Imaging 3 looks to change all that. Saving time, saving lives and reducing costs. This technology will “set the standard for the next 10 years.” The following article was composed by StocksHaven Investments alongside Professor Philip Runfeldt, a Behavioral Analyst who has worked with Fortune 500 companies and major Universities throughout

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China Mobile (CHL) has reportedly launched its self-developed smartphone operating system platform today, known as the Open Mobile System (OMS). The Chinese wireless giant has also launched a line of handset models (called Ophones) based on its home-grown TD-SCDMA 3G wireless technology. OMS is being developed by China Mobile leveraging Google’s (GOOG) open-source Android mobile operating system. This new software plaform is expected to drive the development of TD-SCDMA technology based cellular handsets. Ophones, which operate on the OMS plaform, represents China Mobile’s response to the emerging threat from Apple Inc’s (AAPL) iPhones. The company’s biggest rival, China Unicom (CHU), has reportedly sealed a three-year agreement with Apple to exclusively market the iPhone 3G in China through subsidized price plans. This has placed China Unicom in a strong position to drive its 3G subscriber count. In order to facilitate the development and ...

GE Transportation, an operational unit of General Electric Co. (GE) and EuroMaint Rail recently announced a partnership on rolling stock services and technology for the railway industry that will provide consumers with an expanded range of services.

EuroMaint Rail, with headquarters in Stockholm (Sweden), has more than 100 years of experience in providing maintenance for all types of rolling stock. It is an independent service provider to the rail industry, supplying whole-life services for rolling stock, including infrastructure work machines, component overhaul and logistics solutions.

EuroMaint brings its rolling stock maintenance network, component servicing expertise, spare parts logistics and experience in developing reliable maintenance solutions into the collaboration. Combining GE’s locomotive and service technology expertise with EuroMaint Rail’s rolling stock experience enables the two companies to offer customers the first pan-European service offering for all rolling stock types.

The alliance also will provide a strong regional service network

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DrStockPick.com Stock Report!

Friday August 21, 2009

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Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ: SCSS), one of the nation’s leading bed retailers and creator of the SLEEP NUMBER(R) bed, today provided updated information in connection with the special meeting of its shareholders scheduled for August 27, 2009. At the special meeting, shareholders are scheduled to vote on the previously announced proposed sale of 50 million shares of the company’s common stock, representing a 52.3 percent controlling interest, to Sterling Partners at a price of $0.70 per share (the “Sterling Transaction”). Details regarding this proposal and related proposals can be found in the Definitive Proxy Statement for the meeting, which was filed with the Securities

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• Meredith Whitney raised Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) shares to "buy" from "neutral" with a $186 price target

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) added Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) to its Conviction Buy List, taking off shares of Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK)

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) posted positive comments ahead of Friday's forthcoming General Electric (NYSE:GE) numbers, saying it sees it earnings to beat Street estimates of 23 cents a share

• CIT Group (NYSE:CIT) warned of a possible "crisis" for 30,000 retailers should its failure to raise funds drive the firm into bankruptcy as it attempts to improve its near-term liquidity position

• Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) annual partner conference in New Orleans begins today, with reports expected on online software versions as well as plans for its "cloud" operating system, its next Office Suite software version, and pricing and plans for its Azure operating system

• Philips (NYSE:PHG), Europe's largest consumer electronics firm, surprised with second

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Philips Healthcare to bolster chronic disease management in China

Philips (PHG) and project HOPE, which aims at providing education and solutions to health problems, announced a joint effort to support major hospitals and community healthcare centers in China to deal with chronic diseases. Philips' Healthcare division will provide technical knowhow as well as finance part of the program costs. The program will focus on heart diseases, stroke and respiratory ailments.

This project aims to develop infrastructure as well as capacity of medical care centers to provide long-term treatment to patients suffering from these diseases. Philips will provide training as well as advanced facilities to the centers under this collaboration. Patients will receive guidance on skills for self-administered care to ensure a healthier lifestyle.

According to report published by the Ministry of Health, chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are major causes for death in

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Aaron’s Inc. is a NYSE-listed company, founded in 1955 in Atlanta, GA, formerly known as Aaron Rents, that operates 1,053 and franchises 504 consumer electronics, appliance, and residential/office furniture sales/lease stores in the U.S.A. and Canada. Some of the items AAN offers include widescreen, LCD televisions, computers; upholstered living-room furniture like sofas, sofa beds, chairs, modular sofas; bedroom furniture like bedding, mattresses, and box springs; dining room furniture; washers, dryers, refrigerators, lawn tractors; office furniture like desk, credenzas, conference tables, bookcases, and chairs. These items come from brands such as JVC, Mitsubishi, Philips, LG, Sony, Dell, HP, Simmons, Frigidaire, GE, and Sharp.

It is obvious by just looking at the business that Aaron’s Inc. is in that you do not need a Master’s degree in Computer Science to fully understand what this company is doing. While that is good …

As with the rest of the market, GE’s stock has rallied significantly off its March closing low ($6.66, 3/5/09). Maybe more comforting, the stock’s now seems to have firmly developed support above $10 per share. While not significant from a fundamental stand point. $10 stocks are sometimes a key threshold for certain mutual funds or a significant psychological threshold for many retail investors. I mentioned in a previous post about GE’s good fortune after surprisingly poor headlines (a dividend cut and the loss of its sterling credit rating) that the stock may no longer be within the risk tolerance of its traditional investor base - conservative, income oriented investors. GE’s stock, however, should be very compelling to a new set of investors - value investors. 

Crude GE Cash Flow Valuation GE Cash Flow from Operating Activities was

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