Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

American Commercial Lines Inc (ACLI) Arris Group Inc (ARRS) Associated Banc-Corp (ASBC) Astec Industries Inc (ASTE) Badger Meter Inc (BMI) Banner Corp (BANR) Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (BECN) Brunswick Corp (BC) C&D Technologies Inc (CHP) Capital Product Partners LP (CPLP) Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Ciber Inc (CBR) CIT Group Inc (CIT) Copano Energy LLC (CPNO) Crucell NV (CRXL) CryptoLogic Ltd (CRYP) Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA (ERJ) ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (ARE) American Commercial Lines Inc (ACLI) Ameren Corp (AEE) Arris Group Inc (ARRS) Assisted Living Concepts Inc (ALC) Astec Industries Inc (ASTE) Blackrock Kelso Capital Corp (BKCC) CapLease Inc (LSE) Cascade Bancorp (CACB) Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG) Ciber Inc (CBR) Community Trust Bancorp Inc (CTBI) EnPro Industries Inc (NPO) Evergreen Solar Inc (ESLR) Fair Isaac Corp (FICO) First Industrial Realty Trust Inc (FR) ...

The U.S. workers' compensation insurance market experienced an underwriting loss in 2008. The softening of premium rates along with an increase in overall loss costs have contributed to this decline in underwriting performance. Payrolls are decreasing more rapidly than insurers projected. Along with unemployment, the industry is facing also reduced working hours, no replacement of natural attrition and wage reductions. According to the unemployment data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in early September, 466,000 jobs were reduced by employers in August and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage point to 9.7%. A widespread job bust that spanned major industry sectors saw 14.9 million unemployed in August. About 7.4 million people have become jobless since the recession began in December 2007, while the unemployment rate has grown by 4.8 percentage points. Although job losses continued in many of the major industry sectors in ...

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – July 14, 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: ACE Ltd. (ACE), Zenith National Insurance Corp. (ZNT), Employers Holdings Inc. (EIG), SeaBright Insurance Holdings Inc. (SBX) and International Business Machines (IBM).

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Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:

Reduced Payroll Lowers Premiums

7.2 million people have become jobless since the recession began in December 2007. Also, the number of job openings has declined by 1.5 million, or 36% year-over-year as of May 2009. With the deepening economic uncertainty, companies are

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The U.S. workers' compensation insurance market experienced an underwriting loss in 2008. The softening of premium rates along with an increase in overall loss cost contributed to this decline in underwriting performance.

Payrolls are decreasing more rapidly than insurers projected. Along with unemployment, the industry is facing also reduced working hours, no replacement of natural attrition and wage reductions.

According to the unemployment data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) early July, 467,000 jobs were reduced by employers in June and the unemployment rate reached a high of 9.5%. A widespread job bust that spanned major industry sectors saw 14.7 million unemployed in June.

7.2 million people have become jobless since the recession began in December 2007. Also, the number of job openings has declined by 1.5 million, or 36% year-over-year as of May 2009. With the deepening economic uncertainty, companies are aggressively focusing on cost control

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc (ANW) AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) Albany International Corp (AIN) BancTrust Financial Group Inc (BTFG) Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc (BBW) C&D Technologies Inc (CHP) CARBO Ceramics Inc (CRR) Care Investment Trust Inc (CRE) China Security & Surveillance Tech Inc (CSR) CNOOC Ltd (CEO) CoBiz Financial Inc (COBZ) Coleman Cable Inc (CCIX) Collective Brands Inc (PSS) CRH Plc (CRH) Cumulus Media Inc (CMLS) Cybex International Inc (CYBI) Dayton Superior Corp (DSUPQ) DCP Midstream Partners LP (DPM) Employers Holdings Inc (EIG) Entravision Communication (EVC) Exterran Holdings Inc (EXH) Foundation Coal Holdings Inc (FCL) Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (FDP) Frontline Ltd (FRO) G&K Services Inc (GKSR) Gladstone Capital Corp (...