Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) has raised its full year 2009 earnings guidance to $3.50 per share from the initial guidance of $2 to $3 per share, driven by an expected strong growth in its core business. The company is hoping to deliver about 20% or over $6 per share growth in annual earnings by 2012, as the economy recovers completely. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at $3.22 for 2009 and at 93 cents for the fourth quarter. Recently, Eastman’s close peers, Dow Chemical Company (DOW) and Dupont (DD) have also predicted strong growth in earnings. Eastman stands to benefit from its business restructuring and cost-cutting measures, which are expected to result in cost savings of more than $200 million for the full year 2009. Eastman’s earnings of $1.38 per share in the third quarter of 2009 had bettered the Zacks Consensus Estimate of ...

Healthspring, Inc. (HS) has surprised on estimates 3 out of the last 4 quarters by an average of 6.45%. The stock is cheap. It trades at just 6.7x forward earnings and has a PEG ratio of 0.67.

Company Description

Healthspring coordinates care plans through the Medicare Advantage market in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. The company also provides a national stand-alone Medicare prescription drug plan.

Healthspring Surprised by 22.22% in the Third Quarter

On Oct 29, Healthspring reported its third quarter results and easily beat the Zacks Consensus by 14 cents per share. Earnings per share were 77 cents compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 63 cents. The company reported 53 cents in the year ago period.

Premium revenue rose 26% to $649.8 million compared to the year ago period. Membership in the Medicare Advantage jumped 19.4% compared to the year ago period and was up

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Americas Energy Company, a consolidator of high-quality energy properties with projects in both Kentucky and Tennessee, recently announced that the company, along with Trend Technology Corporation, sold the initial production from its first oil well. This oil well is on a timed pumping program in order to extend its production life and is currently producing 15 barrels to 20 barrels of oil per day.

Chris Headrick, president and co-chief executive officer of Americas Energy Company, stated, “The sale of the production from our first oil well to Somerset Energy Refining in Somerset, Kentucky has set the stage for our oil division. We have entrusted the development of that division to Mr. Jimmy A. Dunn Jr., as our vice president of oil and gas.”

Mr. Headrick continued, “Based on the success of the first well, Mr. Dunn and Americas Energy Company have established an aggressive development plan to initiate production on our

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Paccar Inc. (PCAR) reported third quarter net income of $13.0 million or 4 cents per share, compared to a net income of $299 million or 82 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. Results were substantially short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 2 cents due to the continued impact of the recessionary economy on moving freight shipments and truck sales.  Third quarter results included a one-time net gain of $9.0 million ($14.1 million pretax) related to the permanent closure of Peterbilt facility in Madison, Tennessee.  Results aggravate underlying concerns that recovery could be weak and uneven as high unemployment continues to slacken the growth in consumer expenditure that drives the economy.  Net sales and financial services revenues decreased 50.1% year over year to $2.0 billion.  The company has projected big rig sales in the U.S. in the range of 100,000 to 110,000 vehicles ...

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EXC, Exelon Corp.

EXC, a utility services holding company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity to residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers in northern Illinois.

The Board of Directors of EXC declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share on Exelon’s common stock. The dividend is payable on December 10, 2009, to shareholders of record of Exelon at 5:00 p.m. New York Time on November 13, 2009.

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PSFT subsidiary Amplification Technologies Inc. (www.amplificationtechnologies.com)

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Net losses for Nucor Corporation (NUE), the largest recycler of steel scrap in the US, narrowed to $29.5 million, or 10 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2009. The result was narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate for a loss of 14 cents.

In the second quarter, NUE announced a net loss of $133.3 million, or 43 cents per diluted share. However, the performance is dismal compared to a net income of $734.6 million, or $2.31 per share, in the third quarter of 2008.

Losses in the quarter were driven by the negative impact of high-cost pig iron inventories of about $180 million, or 37 cents per share. However, the company claims that the consumption of the high-cost pig iron inventories was completed by the close of the quarter. Additionally, pre-operating and start-up costs of the new facilities increased 58% year over year to $47.1 million in

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Dillard's Inc. (DDS), a large departmental store chain, yesterday reported a 9% year-over-year decline in total sales for the month of September, which amounted to $568 million.   Consolidated comparable store sales also declined 6% in contrast to last year. Sales were slightly above the average trend in the Eastern region, relatively in line with the Central region, and were way below the trend in the Western region.   Furthermore, the company’s sales performances in home and furniture segment and men's segment were significantly below trend. However, sales in the shoes segment during the period were stronger than the normal trend.   The decline in sales and earnings is primarily due to macroeconomic headwinds leading to reduced consumer spending, and increased savings. In addition, consumers are holding off on new purchases and are trading down to cheaper alternatives or buying heavily discounted merchandise.   ...

In the great state of Tennessee, there is a company that is on the cutting edge of cancer research and has taken their technology worldwide in an attempt to help cure the disease. The company is Provectus Pharmaceuticals and if they achieve continued success, they may soon be a well known name.

Provectus Pharmaceuticals is a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company which uses the agent PV-10 as a therapeutic agent for a broad spectrum of cancers. Currently, PV-10 is available for select cancer patients in the U.S. but the program was initiated in Australia in June of 2009 and has excelled across the globe.

In the U.S., the PV-10 program commenced at St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network in Bethlehem, PA under the watchful eye of the renowned Dr. Sanjiv Agarwaia who served as the Principal Investigator at that site for the Phase 2 Melanoma Trial. The U.S.

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Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), has been selected by SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI), a premier banking organization in the U.S., to provide integrated facility management services across its entire portfolio spanning 16 million square feet.

With the deal, Jones Lang would be entrusted to effectively manage the day-to-day tasks related to the operations across SunTrust’s facilities. SunTrust operates an extensive branch and ATM network throughout Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington, DC. Jones Lang’s leading position in property and corporate facility management services would enable it to improve the operational efficiency of SunTrust.

On the other hand, the deal strengthens Jones Lang’s position in the market and offers it an expanded role in the operations of one of the largest banking organizations of the country. Jones Lang is a leading full-service real estate firm that provides corporate, financial,

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