Today we are featuring top-performing "European" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of companies based in Europe.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of Zacks #1 Rank European Equity Funds.

3 Solid Samples

Henderson European Focus A (HFEAX), which was founded in August 2001, seeks long-term capital appreciation.

The fund normally invests at least 80% its net assets in equity securities of European companies. It invests in companies of any size and in "growth" stocks.

Unit holders have to make a minimum initial investment of $500 to enter this Zacks #1 Rank ("Strong Buy") fund. It has an expense ratio of 1.62%.

Stephen Peak has been lead manager of the fund since August 2001. He is a well known authority on Continental European Investment.

Eastern Europe Equity Fund A (VEEEX) seeks capital appreciation by investing in equity securities, such as common stocks and securities that

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Geokinetics Inc. (NYSE Amex: GOK) has scheduled a conference call and webcast on Friday, August 7, 2009, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time to discuss its second quarter 2009 financial and operational results. The webcast may be accessed online through Geokinetics’ website at www.geokinetics.com in the Investor Relations section. A limited number of telephone lines will also be available to participants ten minutes prior to the start of the webcast by dialing (877) 407- 9210 for domestic or (201) 689-8049 for international.

Avnet Technology Solutions, a solutions distribution leader and an operating

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – July 30, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the latest Industry Outlook. Today’s outlook from Zacks Equity Research analyst Ann Heffron discusses the Non-U.S. Banks sector. Highlighted stocks include: Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (ITUB), Banco Santander Santiago (SAN) and HDFC Bank Limited (HDB).

Here is the latest on the Non-U.S. Banks sector:

Specific banks that we like include Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (ITUB) in Brazil, Banco Santander Santiago (SAN) in Chile and HDFC Bank Limited (HDB) in India.

ITUB is the largest bank in Brazil following the February 2009 merger of Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros S.A. and Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A., with R$575 billion (US$240 billion) in assets, 4,800 branches, and a 19% share of the Brazilian loan market.

SAN is the largest private bank in Chile (total assets of Ch$21,137 billion

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In general, we believe it is still a bit early to get involved with non-US bank stocks as the fundamental outlook remains weak -- asset quality will continue to deteriorate as individuals and companies default on loans, and revenues should continue to fall as loan growth falters and investment banking faces a dearth of new business in the face of economic slowing.

Consumer job losses and sluggish business conditions are increasing worldwide, which will tend to dampen demand for credit, even assuming banks are capable of lending more. Moreover, these factors will also hurt asset quality and increase losses on the existing "good" loan portfolios, even apart from considerations of toxic assets. Combined with top-line pressure due to weakening economic conditions, non-US banks face a daunting outlook.

That said, we believe that banks in stable emerging economies, such as Chile, Brazil or India, may be more attractive investments -- similar to what

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In general, we believe it is still a bit early to get involved with non-US bank stocks as the fundamental outlook remains weak -- asset quality will continue to deteriorate as individuals and companies default on loans, and revenues should continue to fall as loan growth falters and investment banking faces a dearth of new business in the face of economic slowing.

Consumer job losses and sluggish business conditions are increasing worldwide, which will tend to dampen demand for credit, even assuming banks are capable of lending more. Moreover, these factors will also hurt asset quality and increase losses on the existing "good" loan portfolios, even apart from considerations of toxic assets. Combined with top-line pressure due to weakening economic conditions, non-US banks face a daunting outlook.

That said, we believe that banks in stable emerging economies, such as Chile, Brazil or India, may be more attractive investments -- similar to what

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In general, we believe it is still a bit early to get involved with non-US bank stocks as the fundamental outlook remains weak -- asset quality will continue to deteriorate as individuals and companies default on loans, and revenues should continue to fall as loan growth falters and investment banking faces a dearth of new business in the face of economic slowing. Consumer job losses and sluggish business conditions are increasing worldwide, which will tend to dampen demand for credit, even assuming banks are capable of lending more. Moreover, these factors will also hurt asset quality and increase losses on the existing "good" loan portfolios, even apart from considerations of toxic assets. Combined with top-line pressure due to weakening economic conditions, non-US banks face a daunting outlook. That said, we believe that banks in stable emerging economies, such as Chile, Brazil or India, may be more attractive ...

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - May 13, 2009 - Zacks.com announces the latest Industry Outlook. Today's outlook from Zacks Equity Research analyst Ann Heffron discusses the Non-U.S. Banks sector. Highlighted stocks include: Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo S.A. (ITU), Banco Santander Santiago (SAN) and HDFC Bank Limited (HDB).

Here is the latest on the Non-U.S. Banks sector:

Specific banks that could outperform include Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo S.A. (ITU) in Brazil, Banco Santander Santiago (SAN) in Chile, and HDFC Bank Limited (HDB) in India.

ITU is the largest bank in Brazil, following the February 2009 merger of Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros S.A. and Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. (or Itau), with R$575 billion (US$240 billion) in assets, 4,800 branches, and a 19% share of the Brazilian loan market.

SAN is the largest private bank in Chile (total assets of Ch$21,137 billion or US$33.6

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In general, we believe it is still a bit early to get involved with non-US bank stocks as the fundamental outlook remains weak -- asset quality will continue to deteriorate as individuals and companies default on loans, and revenues should continue to fall as loan growth falters and investment banking faces a dearth of new business in the face of economic slowing.

Consumer job losses and sluggish business conditions are increasing worldwide, which will tend to dampen demand for credit, even assuming banks are capable of lending more. Moreover, these factors will also hurt asset quality and increase losses on the existing "good" loan portfolios, even apart from considerations of toxic assets. Combined with top-line pressure due to weakening economic conditions, non-US banks face a daunting outlook.

That said, we believe that banks in stable emerging economies, such as Chile, Brazil or India, may be more attractive investments, similar to what

...

In general, we believe it is still a bit early to get involved with non-US bank stocks as the fundamental outlook remains weak -- asset quality will continue to deteriorate as individuals and companies default on loans, and revenues should continue to fall as loan growth falters and investment banking faces a dearth of new business in the face of economic slowing.

Consumer job losses and sluggish business conditions are increasing worldwide, which will tend to dampen demand for credit, even assuming banks are capable of lending more. Moreover, these factors will also hurt asset quality and increase losses on the existing "good" loan portfolios, even apart from considerations of toxic assets. Combined with top-line pressure due to weakening economic conditions, non-US banks face a daunting outlook.

That said, we believe that banks in stable emerging economies, such as Chile, Brazil or India, may be more attractive investments, similar to what

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