SINA Corp. (SINA) is set to announce its third quarter results after the closing bell on Nov 16.   SINA’s third-quarter revenue guidance of $91–$94 million was below the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company expects Advertising revenues to be $60–$62 million and non-advertising revenues to be $31–$32 million in the third quarter. SINA remains guarded on advertising spending particularly brand advertising as consumers remain cautious.   SINA is a leading provider of online media and value-added information services in China . Although the company’s second quarter results beat Zacks consensus estimates, it has been down on a year over year basis. The company is facing severe competition in its mobile and online brand advertising business.   However, the stock has rallied much and we expect the company to benefit from the growing trends in the wireless business. We expect a huge improvement in SINA’s advertising business, as advertising ...

China's leading online media and gaming company Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU) today said that its spun-off unit Changyou.com Ltd. (CYOU) has launched Blade Hero 2, a new 2.5D martial arts-style, multi-user online role-playing game (MMORPG) with new contents.

Blade Hero 2 is a sequel to Changyou's existing MMPORG game known as Blade Online (BO). One of the company’s oldest games, BO’s peak concurrent user (PCU) reached a new high of 95,000. Blade Hero 2 has begun its closed beta testing and also employs Changyou's graphic technology.

Earnings at both Sohu and Changyou.com came in above the Zacks Consensus. While this was good news, both stocks fell as Changyou pushed back the launch of three new games: "Duke of Mount Deer" (postponed from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2010), "Immortal Faith" (deferred from the second quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010)

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With just 51 companies scheduled to report, economic news will be at the forefront. The only S&P 500 members on the earnings calendar are Brown Foreman (BF.B) and Ciena (CIEN)

The economic calendar is pretty packed with the August ISM surveys, August employment data and minutes from the last Fed meeting all scheduled to be released. Adding to the potential volatility will be light volume, particularly on Friday afternoon as many traders leave early for the holiday.

Monday: August Chicago PMI Tuesday: August ISM manufacturing index, August auto sales, July construction spending, July pending home sales Wednesday: August ADP employment survey, August Fed minutes, July factory orders, revised Q2 productivity, weekly crude inventories, weekly mortgage applications Thursday: August ISM services index, weekly initial jobless claims, weekly natural gas inventories Friday: August unemployment rate and nonfarm payrolls

No Fed officials are scheduled to speak.

The U.S. financial markets will be closed on Monday,

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

Animal Health International Inc (AHII) Benihana Inc (BNHNA) BT Group Plc (BT) Carnival Plc (CUK) Cummins Inc (CMI) Delta Natural Gas Company Inc (DGAS) Dover Motorsports Inc (DVD) Eagle Materials Inc (EXP) Entertainment Properties Trust (EPR) Esterline Technologies Corp (ESL) First Advantage Corp (FADV) First State Bancorp NM (FSNM) FirstEnergy Corp (FE) FirstService Corp (FSRV) Gerber Scientific Inc (GRB) GlobalOptions Group Inc (GLOI) HEICO Corp (HEI) ING Groep NV (ING) Limco-Piedmont Inc (LIMC) Lodgian Inc (LGN) Mack-Cali Realty Corp (CLI) Nalco Holding Co (NLC) National Retail Properties Inc (NNN) Pitney Bowes Inc (PBI) Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC) Pulte Homes Inc (PHM) RBC Bearings Inc (ROLL) Republic Airways Holdings ...

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - June 11, 2009 - Zacks Equity Research highlights SINA Corp. (SINA) as the Bull of the Day and Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (PHG) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Masco (MAS), Dryships (DRYS) and Ford (F).

Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2676.

Here is a synopsis of all five stocks:

Bull of the Day:

SINA Corp. (SINA) is a leading provider of online media and value-added information services to the global Chinese community. The company posted a year-over-year increase in revenue, but results were below our estimates. SINA provided encouraging Q2 guidance.

However, economic growth in the country has continued to slow during to the global downturn. The company is also facing severe competition in

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SINA Corp. (SINA) is a leading provider of online media and value-added information services to the global Chinese community. The company posted a year-over-year increase in revenue, but results were below our estimates. SINA provided encouraging Q2 guidance.

However, economic growth in the country has continued to slow during to the global downturn. The company is also facing severe competition in its mobile business, though China's Internet penetration has surpassed the world average, which is expected to have a positive impact on the company's business.

We believe the SINA's business will continue on the strength of solid fundamentals and it will emerge as a strong company when the recession ends. We maintain our Buy rating on the stock but increase our six-month price target to $38.00.Zacks Investment Research

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Chicago, IL – March 19, 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: The Coca-Cola Company (KO), Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCH), National Semiconductor Corp. (NSM), SINA Corp. (SINA) and Vodafone Group PLC (VOD).

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Here are highlights from Wednesday's Analyst Blog:

China Denies Coke Acquisition

Today, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that it has rejected The Coca-Cola Company's (KO) proposed acquisition of China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited, a Hong Kong listed company which owns the Huiyuan juice business throughout

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SINA Corp. (SINA) is a leading provider of online media and value-added information services to the global Chinese community. SINA posted strong financial results for 2008. Both its revenue and EPS once again exceeded the market consensus.However, economic growth in the country had continued to slow owing to global downturn. SINA provided weak Q1 2009 guidance on account of a drop in advertising revenue. The company is also facing severe competition in its mobile business.We believe the company's business will continue on the strength of solid fundamentals, and SINA will emerge as a strong company as the recession comes to an end. We maintain our Buy rating on the stock with a 6-month price target of $30.00.Priyanka Poddar contributed to this report. Read the full analyst report on "SINA"Zacks Investment Research

SINA Corporation (SINA) is one of the most well-known online brands in China. The company is a leading provider of online media and value-added information services to global Chinese community. The company continues to do well in its online brand advertising, and is increasing the gap between it and its closest competitor in the online brand ad market.

Sina has released its estimate of the impact of the Beijing Olympics. The company reported that on-line advertising (70% of total revenue) growth was enhanced by about fifteen percentage points from the rate experienced in 2007, for an annual growth of 55% year over year.

Chinese Internet penetration has reached 20%, and it has accelerated over the past six months. We are maintaining our Buy rating for SINA with a target price of $45 a share.

Read the full analyst report on SINA

"SINA" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?...

[The Second of Two Parts] By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report Investors who abandon China now will live to regret their decision. That’s why we say that every investor has to have a China investing strategy. With the benchmark Shanghai stock index down 56% so far this year, you might find that to be a surprising statement. But consider this: In an exclusive interview with Money Morning, global investing guru Jim Rogers said that giving up on that country now would be like selling all your U.S. stocks at the start of the 1900s - before America created massive wealth by evolving into a world superpower. “I have never sold any of my Chinese companies,” Rogers said. “You know, selling China in 2008 is like selling America in 1908. Sure, let’s say the market goes down ...