For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – November 5, 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: Time Warner Inc. (TWX), Fannie (FNM), Freddie (FRE), Citigroup (C) and Bank of America (BAC).

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Here are highlights from Wednesday’s AnalystBlog:

Time Warner Tops Zacks Consensus

Despite tough macro-economic conditions, Time Warner Inc. (TWX), the global leader in media and entertainment businesses, reported better-than-expected third-quarter 2009 results that topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

The quarterly earnings of 61 cents a share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 52 cents, but

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The Federal Reserve decided to keep the Federal Funds rate unchanged at the meeting it concluded today, as expected. Below is the current Fed Statement along with the one from their September meeting in paragraph-by-paragraph format, with my translation and commentary interspersed. As the graph below shows, the market is expecting the Fed to remain on hold, with Fed Funds between 0 and 25 basis points for an extended period. The graph shows the expected outcomes for the January meeting (before today’s announcement) from the Cleveland Fed. The market set the odds of anything other than standing pat at either today’s meeting or the December meeting effectively at zero. Reading off the chart, it looks like about a 95% probability of no action in January as well. I doubt we will see the Fed raise rates before the third quarter of 2010. The Fed is ...

One company that has been getting attention from the investment community is Magnum D’Or Resources. The young Florida Company with a Canadian presence has positioned itself to become a global leader in rubber and scrap tire recycling and its Next Generation technology could potentially revolutionize the industry worldwide. Today, all of their hard work was recognized with a major announcement.

In a press release, Magnum, whom recently has been breaking new ground at their Colorado site, announced they would have Colorado State and local representatives visit their facility on November 2nd of this year. The new site, which has been completely cleaned and renovated, will be one of the cornerstones to their future success.

One of the main reasons Magnum has spread so far so fast is Bryan Brammer. Brammer, who serves as Magnum’s COO, came to the Magnum team in September of this year as the Corporate

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There has been quite a bit of attention of late regarding the US dollar and its standing as the leading “world exchange currency.” The general understanding of the US dollar’s power, however, can be a bit overwhelming from a general investor standpoint. After all, we in the United States just use this piece of paper for exchange of goods and services. We rarely use it as a barometer of economic activity. How can this seemingly plain piece of paper affect the investments we make?

Although this description of the dollar’s power and influence could become a book, there are just a few areas where its real effect for investment activity is more immediate. First, one must understand that it’s valued at so many units as gauged against another currency. In this sense, an investor may buy and sell another currency (in US dollars or another currency) in hopes

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Dividend Investing: Buy This Dividend Paying Stock Before July 23…

by Louis Basenese, Advisory Panelist

Last week, I provided my six-step strategy to avoid the dividend investing trap and find stable, high-yield dividends. Today, the rubber hits the road…

If you’re looking for a dividend paying stock to bolster your income - one ideally suited to weather the current economic mess - look no further than Philip Morris International, Inc. (NYSE: PM).

10 Reasons This Dividend Won’t Go Up in Smoke

When it comes to evaluating the safety of a dividend paying stock, the first thing we need to verify - given the current economic slowdown - is demand for a company’s products. After all, a company needs a steady stream of cash coming in to afford to pay it out to shareholders. So, the first three reasons, understandably, pertain to Philip Morris’ rock-solid

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China has stopped stockpiling metals, according to reports in the Chinese media. Will this put the cap on the recent strength in base metals prices? The AFP reports that, “China has been building its inventories of metals, including 235,000 tonnes of copper, over recent months, Caijing magazine reported on its website over the weekend, citing Yu Dongming, an official with the state economic planner.”

“China also bought 590,000 tonnes of aluminium, 159,000 tonnes of zinc, 30 tonnes of indium and 5,000 tonnes of titanium, said Yu, who works in the National Development and Reform Commission’s industry department.” Now that metals prices have rebounded, though, will the stockpiling continue, even at high prices? Or was it a case of bargain shopping at everyday low prices?

There are several components of demand. There’s real economic demand (you need the stuff to make other stuff). There is investment demand (you’re buying it in order to

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The bankruptcy of General Motors isn’t surprising … in fact, Martin repeatedly warned Money & Markets readers — for years — that it was coming. Still, the effects of this bankruptcy will reach all corners of the U.S. economy. Common stock holders will likely get wiped out. More than 1,100 dealerships have already received notices that they will have to shut down. Another 1,500 are getting cut in the near future. That will severely impact many already-suffering local economies. Meanwhile, thousands and thousands of autoworkers are losing their jobs. GM announced nine more plant closures and is idling three more. Many Americans have had their faith in U.S. manufacturing and ingenuity shaken to the core. And as perhaps the final symbol of GM’s utter failure, yesterday the company was ...

Hot IPOs Coming Your Way: Why Innovation Will Lead Our Recovery

by Louis Basenese, Advisory Panelist

Senior Analyst, The Oxford Club

Most folks have long since left the IPO market for dead… and it’s no wonder.

Scan the financial markets and very little - if anything - is consistently moving in a positive direction. And the latest economic data - unemployment, home foreclosures, bankruptcy filings, consumer spending - only underscores how far and wide this recession is cutting.

One thing, however, keeps chugging along, undeterred - innovation…

Innovation Will Lead The Economy’s Recovery

“Innovation goes up while the economy goes down,” says W. Chan Kim, Fellow of the World Economic Forum. And history suggests he’s not wrong. In 1969, while the economy slumped 1.9%, the number of patents granted jumped 14%.

During the energy-induced recession of the early 70s, unemployment hit 9%. GDP dropped 4.7%. And yet innovation handed us major breakthroughs

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Keeping a positive perspective in these economic times is critical. Where the rubber meets the road - as it were - is where profit is to be made. Some segments of the market have been beat down, but are not out. Keeping an eye on these markets is where the profit will show up first.

Enseco Energy Services Corporation, an oil and gas services company, works to assess older existing oil and gas wells for future production potential. Although challenged by current conditions, the company has reported solid relative results as directional drilling and the company’s fleet of service vehicles finds a new footing.

As one might suspect, the oil and gas markets have been undergoing challenges during the current economic climate. Enseco Energy Services, however, has been able to keep pace with the more popular testing of older wells and directional drilling. Although the company has been keeping pace, they have

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The CRB Index: What Commodities Can Tell Investors About Stocks

by Dr. Scott Brown, Advisory Panelist

In 1933 and 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was doing the same thing Obama is working to do today – reduce the corruption in our capital markets by increasing transparency and regulation.

Most investors know that the SEC and our key securities laws were enacted in those years…

Few know that in 1934, at the request of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began the computation of a daily commodity price index, using quotations for sensitive commodities.

The Commodities Research Bureau Index (the CRB Index) let’s you see what the commodity markets are doing, just like the S&P 500 does for stocks.

For many investors who focus on stocks, the thought of following a commodities index doesn’t intrigue. And it’s unfortunate…

The CRB Index – Very Different From the S&P 500

The CRB

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