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

American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd (ASI) Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (AGII) Canadian Natural Resource Ltd (CNQ) China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (SNP) ECB Bancorp Inc (ECBE) Gamco Investors Inc (GBL) Hill-Rom Holdings Inc (HRC) Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd (IR) Layne Christensen Co (LAYN) Lincoln National Corp (LNC) McGrath RentCorp (MGRC) Oxford Industries Inc (OXM) Partner Communications Company Ltd (PTNR) Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) Speedway Motorsports Inc (TRK) Team Inc (TISI) Teck Cominco Ltd (TCK) Ultrapar Participacoes SA (UGP) Whirlpool Corp (WHR) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List.

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Furmanite (FRM) is an industrial services company offering online repairs of leaks in valves, pipes, and other components of piping systems and related equipment used in flow-process industries; and on-site machining, bolting and valve testing, valve repair, product distribution, heat treating, and repair on such systems and equipment. Furmanite also provides hot tapping, fugitive emissions monitoring, passive fire protection, concrete repair, heat exchanger design and repair, and manufacturing, as well as diagnostic services on valves and motors.

The company’s financial prospects appear rosy as its second quarter earnings more than doubled. For the quarter, Furmanite earned $7.7 million, or 21 cents per share, compared with $3.9 million, or 11 cents per share, for the same quarter last year. Sales rose 21 percent to $90.2 million from $74.7 million a year earlier. Furmanite’s major competitors include Flowserve Corp., Team Inc. and privately held T.D. Williamson Inc. Only one sell-side analyst currently

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As I write this on Friday morning, there is scuttlebutt that several central banks could announce rate cuts on Monday morning. Though the rumors are unconfirmed, fed fund futures are pricing in a significantly higher probability of a half-point cut occurring at the late-October meeting.

Alcoa (AA) will "officially" kick off earnings season when it reports on Tuesday afternoon. The aluminum maker is expected to announce profits of 60 cents per share.

Joining AA throughout the week will be fellow S&P 500 members: Costco (COST), Chevron (CVX), General Electric (GE), Host Hotel & Resorts (HST), Monsanto (MON), Progressive (PGR), Safeway (SWY) and Yum! Brands (YUM).

The minutes from the September Fed meeting will be released on Tuesday afternoon. If a rate cut is announced on Monday morning, the significance of these minutes would be reduced. Nonetheless, the notes will be

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Allegiant Travel Co (ALGT) ANSYS Inc (ANSS) Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) CARBO Ceramics Inc (CRR) L.B. Foster Co (FSTR) Haynes International Inc (HAYN) Lexmark International Inc (LXK) National Instruments Corp (NATI) Osteotech Inc (OSTE) Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) Pixelworks Inc (PXLW) QLogic Corp (QLGC) Ralcorp Holdings Inc (RAH) Strayer Education Inc (STRA) Team Inc (TISI) Teekay Corp (TK) Teledyne Technologies Inc (TDY) TransAlta Corp (TAC) Wabtec Corp (WAB) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.

"ALGT" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"ANSS" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"BMRC" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"CRR" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"FSTR" ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

ANSYS Inc(ANSS) Collective Brands Inc(PSS) Emergency Medical Services Corp(EMS) Enbridge Energy Management LLC(EEQ) FLIR Systems Inc(FLIR) Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd(GU) ICON Plc(ICLR) KANA Software Inc(KANA) LMI Aerospace Inc(LMIA) NCR Corp(NCR) Rhodia(RHAYY) Simcere Pharmaceutical Group(SCR) Skilled Healthcare Group Inc(SKH) Steel Dynamics Inc(STLD) Strayer Education Inc(STRA) Team Inc(TISI) Valley National Bancorp(VLY) Wiley John & Sons Inc(JW.A) Williams Pipeline Partners LP(WMZ) Worthington Industries Inc(WOR) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.

"ANSS" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"PSS" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"EMS" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"EEQ" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"FLIR" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"GU" ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

AeroCentury Corp (ACY) Aeropostale Inc (ARO) Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (APL) Badger Meter Inc (BMI) BlueLinx Holdings Inc (BXC) CARBO Ceramics Inc (CRR) CNOOC Ltd (CEO) DXP Enterprises Inc (DXPE) Enbridge Energy Management LLC (EEQ) First Cash Financial Services Inc (FCFS) GameStop Corp (GME) Hewitt Associates Inc (HEW) ICON plc (ICLR) Insight Enterprises Inc (NSIT) Key Energy Services Inc (KEG) Kindred Healthcare Inc (KND) Leggett & Platt Inc (LEG) LHC Group Inc (LHCG) Lufkin Industries Inc (LUFK) MainSource Financial Group Inc (MSFG) ManTech International Corp (MANT) Olin Corp (OLN) Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd (SNDA) Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd (SHG) Smith International Inc (SII) Team Inc (TISI) Telecomunicacoes de ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

American Financial Group (AFG) Axsys Technologies Inc (AXYS) Baker Hughes Inc (BHI) BlueLinx Holdings Inc (BXC) CARBO Ceramics Inc (CRR) Central European Distribution (CEDC) Emergency Medical Services Corp (EMS) Enbridge Energy Management LLC (EEQ) First Cash Financial Services Inc (FCFS) FirstService Corp (FSRV) FMC Corp (FMC) Fuqi International Inc (FUQI) Hewitt Associates Inc (HEW) ICON plc (ICLR) KANA Software Inc (KANA) Kindred Healthcare Inc (KND) LHC Group Inc (LHCG) Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc (LECO) ManTech International Corp (MANT) Olin Corp (OLN) Omnicare Inc (OCR) Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) Plains Exploration & Production Co (PXP) Companhia de Saneamento Basico (SBS) Smith International Inc (SII) Team Inc (TISI) Wiley John ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Aeropostale Inc (ARO) Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (APL) Axsys Technologies Inc (AXYS) Babcock & Brown Air Ltd (FLY) Badger Meter Inc (BMI) Basic Energy Services Inc (BAS) BlueLinx Holdings Inc (BXC) CARBO Ceramics Inc (CRR) Cyberonics Inc (CYBX) DHT Maritime Inc (DHT) Eisai Co Ltd (ESALY) Enbridge Energy Management LLC (EEQ) Encore Acquisition Co (EAC) First Cash Financial Services Inc (FCFS) Fluor Corp (FLR) GameStop Corp (GME) Gray Television Inc (GTN) GSC Investment Corp (GNV) Helmerich & Payne Inc (HP) Hewitt Associates Inc (HEW) Hoku Scientific Inc (HOKU) ICON plc (ICLR) Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI) Key Energy Services Inc (KEG) Kindred Healthcare Inc (KND) Landry's Restaurants Inc (LNY) Layne ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd (APWR) Apollo Group Inc (APOL) Aspen Technology Inc (AZPN) Axsys Technologies Inc (AXYS) Babcock & Brown Air Ltd (FLY) Badger Meter Inc (BMI) Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) BlueLinx Holdings Inc (BXC) Dorman Products Inc (DORM) Enbridge Energy Management LLC (EEQ) Flowserve Corp (FLS) Fluor Corp (FLR) Gerdau Ameristeel Corp (GNA) German American Bancorp Inc (GABC) GSC Investment Corp (GNV) Helmerich & Payne Inc (HP) Kindred Healthcare Inc (KND) LHC Group Inc (LHCG) MainSource Financial Group Inc (MSFG) NCR Corp (NCR) New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc (EDU) Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc (SCHN) Sun Healthcare Group Inc (SUNH) Symantec Corp (SYMC) Team Inc (TISI) ...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Aeropostale Inc (ARO) Axsys Technologies Inc (AXYS) Babcock & Brown Air Ltd (FLY) Big Lots Inc (BIG) The Bon-Ton Stores Inc (BONT) Britton & Koontz Capital (BKBK) First Cash Financial Services Inc (FCFS) FLIR Systems Inc (FLIR) Fluor Corp (FLR) G-III Apparel Group Ltd (GIII) Gray Television Inc (GTN) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc (GMCR) Grupo Simec SAB de CV (SIM) Kendle International Inc (KNDL) Lufkin Industries Inc (LUFK) Magellan Midstream Holdings LP (MGG) ManTech International Corp (MANT) Massey Energy Co (MEE) NexMed Inc (NEXM) Pixelworks Inc (PXLW) Planar Systems Inc (PLNR) Raven Industries Inc (RAVN) Ross Stores Inc (ROST) Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp (TRE) Team Inc (TISI) Thomson Reuters ...