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Chicago, IL – November 11, 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: AT&T Inc (T), Centennial Communications Corp (CYCL), Verizon (VZ), JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (JASO) and AutoNation (AN).

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Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:

AT&T Completes CYCL Acquisition

AT&T Inc (T) has reportedly completed its much anticipated acquisition of Centennial Communications Corp (CYCL), the eighth largest US wireless carrier by subscribers. This follows the recent approvals of the transaction by the US Department of Justice and US

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AutoNation (AN) has sketched its industry outlook, revealing a gloomy 2010 preceding an improvement in the years following. The company stated that it anticipates a marginal rise in industry sales to 11 million cars and trucks from the current-year rate of 10 million vehicles. This was in stark contrast to an annual rate of more than 16 million vehicles ticked earlier this decade. AutoNation blamed tight credit for pulling down sales this year. However, sales will hit bottom in 2009. Many banks have kept their credit standards extremely high for car loans, which is depressing the industry sales despite continuous efforts taken by the government to ease credit standards. Further, job loss and stability in housing prices are also an issue. Thus, the Richmond, Virginia-based automotive retailer -- the largest in the U.S. -- expects the industry to recoup sales gradually by 2011 and beyond....

On4™ Communications is a globally diversified Location Based Services (LBS) company with offices in Scottsdale, Arizona; Richmond, British Columbia and representation in China. On4 anticipates growing its business rapidly and successfully becoming an industry leader.

The company focuses its efforts on the integration of proprietary and non-proprietary hardware and wireless carrier platforms with non-competing vertical partners to access lucrative consumer-based niche markets. On4™ leverages its strategic relationships through joint ventures, partnerships and acquisitions to provide market opportunities for emerging technologies in the LBS space.

On4™ Communications can provide either hardware-only (GSM or CDMA devices) or fully integrated custom solutions, depending on end-user requirements. On4™ specializes in the integration of proprietary and non-proprietary hardware and wireless carrier platforms with non-competing vertical partners to access lucrative consumer-based niche markets.

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Massey Energy Company (MEE), the fourth largest coal company in the US and the largest in Central Appalachia , has completed the acquisition of mining assets from its bankrupt rival, Appalachian Fuels LLC.  At more than $5.1 million, the assets include 23 million tons of coal reserves, permitted deep and surface mines, a permitted preparation plant and some mining equipment. These assets are located in Fayette County , West Virginia , close to Massey's existing Mammoth and Nicholas Energy resource groups.  Over half of the acquired reserves are metallurgical coal in the Powellton and Eagle Coal Seams. Massey plans to resume mining metallurgical coal in the Powellton Seam in the near term. However, it has no immediate plans to start the other idled deep and surface mines acquired in the transaction. The coal produced will be processed at Massey's Mammoth preparation plant. Massey expects the acquisition ...

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Integral Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: ISYS) today announced its continued partnership with the US Air Force on the Rapid Attack, Identification, Detection and Reporting System Block-10 (RAIDRS RB-10) program. On September 25, the US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center obligated $27,740,754 to implement the restructure of the program from a 6 fixed and 3 deployable site configuration, to a 5 transportable system construct. The Air Force has approved the system restructure under a contract modification with a ceiling

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Donald W. Upson Joins Infinite Group’s Board of Directors

PITTSFORD, N.Y.–(CRWENEWSWIRE)–Infinite Group, Inc. (OTCBB:IMCI) today announced that Donald W. Upson has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Currently the principal partner at ICG Government, a management consulting firm, Mr. Upson has more than 32 years of experience in the planning and implementation of technology programs across a wide variety of government agencies and departments.

Upson will provide strategic guidance to Infinite Group, Inc. (IGI) management as the company continues to penetrate various markets in local,

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The Federal Reserve just released its "Beige Book," which is largely a collection of anecdotal information about the state of the economy in the various Federal Reserve districts. Below are some of the key passages and my reactions to them. In the interest of space and to highlight the key trends, I have edited out most of the individual district information. However, if you want to read the full report, go to: http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/beigebook/2009/20090909/default.htm "Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicate that economic activity continued to stabilize in July and August. Most Districts noted that the outlook for economic activity among their business contacts remained cautiously positive." This is a much better tone than in recent months, with talk of actual stabilization. Up to this point, the best that could be said that things were generally getting worse at a slow rate. Now, overall, it looks ...

CarMax (KMX) will release its sales and earnings results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 ended August 31, 2009 on September 22. The Richmond, VA-based used car retailer reported earnings of 11 cents per share, excluding special items, for the first quarter of the fiscal year. This was high above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 4 cents per share. For the second quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company is 16 cents per share, an improvement of 45% compared to the recorded earnings in the previous quarter.   CarMax, the largest retailer of used vehicles in the U.S., conducts its operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries -- CarMax Auto Superstores Inc., Virginia; CarMax Auto Superstores West Coast Inc., California; CarMax Auto Superstores California LLC, California; CarMax Auto Superstores Services Inc., Virginia; CarMax Business Services LLC, Delaware; and Glen Allen Insurance Ltd., Bermuda. The company operates ...

Below are some of the key sections of the Summary of the Fed Beige Book and my reaction to it interspersed. I have also bolded what I consider to be remarks worthy of emphasis in the report. "Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts suggest that economic activity continued to be weak going into the summer, but most Districts indicated that the pace of decline has moderated since the last report or that activity has begun to stabilize, albeit at a low level..." In other words, the economy is no longer falling off a cliff, but it has not started to climb back either. This is consistent with most of the other economic data we have been getting recently. "Most Districts reported sluggish retail activity...Manufacturing activity showed some improvement in the Richmond, Chicago and Kansas City Districts; while St. Louis and Dallas reported some moderation ...

Owens & Minor (OMI) recently hiked its dividend and posted record results in its fourth-quarter report. Analysts have gradually increased earnings estimates. Annual earnings per are expected to grow 8% in 2009 and 11% in 2010.

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Ownes & Minor, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a distributor of national name-brand medical and surgical supplies. The company is also a healthcare supply chain management company.

Through distribution centers that are all over the U. S., The company serves hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, alternate care locations, group purchasing organizations, and the federal government.

Owens & Minor also offers technology and consulting programs that enable healthcare providers to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness in materials purchasing, improve inventory management and streamline logistics across the entire medical supply chain, from origin of product to patient bedside.

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The company upped its dividend by 15%, which translated into a first-quarter dividend of 23 cents

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