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Chicago, IL - April 23, 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 Apple, Inc. (AAPL), UAL Corporation (UAUA), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Altera Corp. (ALTR) and CDC Corporation (CHINA).

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Here are highlights from Wednesday's Analyst Blog:

Apple Tops Our Optimism

The Apple, Inc. (AAPL) conference call is still on, but here are some notes on the results:

Net revenue was ahead on guidance and ahead of the Street consensus. We had been more optimistic than the consensus, but

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL - April 23, 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: Apple, Inc. (AAPL), UAL Corporation (UAUA), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Altera Corp. (ALTR) and CDC Corporation (CHINA).

Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http://at.zacks.com/?id=4579.

Here are highlights from Wednesday's Analyst Blog:

Apple Tops Our Optimism

Apple, Inc. (AAPL) conference call is still on, but here are some notes on the results:

Net revenue was ahead on guidance and ahead of the Street

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Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) just reported profit flat despite 6% revenue growth and investors a good look at the stock and decided that it was still The One.  Shares of ORCL are up 3% after hours. Here's the quick and dirty from the call: - Q2 Profit excluding items in line with estimates - Says stronger dollar hurt revenue, profit - Sees Q3 new software sales flat to down 10% - Says new software license revenue fell ...

“For more than a decade, IBM lived up to its reputation as a slow-growing, stodgy company,” says Richard Moroney. The editor of the blue chip advisory, Dow Theory Forecasts , contends, “But over the last 12 months, the picture changed. Strong operating momentum is now propelling genuine operational growth despite US economic weakness.

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“Acquisitions and cost cuts have accounted for most of IBM’s growth in recent years. In the 10 years ended 2006, sales increased at an annualized rate of less than 2%, and the company lost both market share and influence.

“However, sales growth has accelerated in each of the last three quarters, and per-share profi ts have risen at least 23% in each period. Consensus estimates, trending upward over the last month, project per-share-profit growth of 24% in 2008 and 11% in 2009. IBM is a Focus List Buy and a Long-Term Buy.

“A broad

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