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Cemex has given it its all since March, but there could be a lot left.

We will get another look at initial third-quarter results with 11 S&P 500 companies reporting. Included in this group are AutoZone (AZO), Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBBY), General Mills (GIS), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN) and Paychex (PAYX). A total of 33 companies are on the calendar. The Fed will hold a 2-day meeting starting on [...]

(AZO) Earnings Preview for Sep 21 – 25 – Earnings Preview

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank (”strong sell”) List today: Aetna Inc (AET) Belden Inc (BDC) Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc (BHLB) Developers Diversified Realty Corp (DDR) Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS) Fastenal Co (FAST) FLIR Systems Inc (FLIR) Harsco Corp (HSC) Hastings Entertainment Inc (HAST) Investors Real Estate Trust (IRET) LaBranche & Co Inc (LAB) Landstar System Inc (LSTR) Lufkin Industries Inc (LUFK) MGIC Investment [...]

(AET) Zacks #5 Rank Additions – Strong Sell ratings added

Don Hodges is a mutual fund manager who I've been following with one eye for quite a few years - he runs Hodges Fund (HDPMX) ; we are similar in the "go anywhere" approach, and a quite concentrated portfolios - for his fund there are currently about 50 positions with a high asset concentration in the top 10 positions: >40%. I[More...]

Immucor, Inc. (BLUD) could top expectations. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) and Global Payments Inc. (GPN) could miss estimates. Traders and portfolio managers returning from their holiday vacations will be greeted by earnings and economic news. Though earnings season will not officially start for another week (Alcoa Inc. (<a href="http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/AA"[More...]

As we await the next deluge of freshly printed loot from the Treasury to debt our way out of the recession, a bit of pre-emptive research may assist you to find stocks which may profit from the Obama infrastructure plan. My initial investigation into this realm led me towards some interesting securities. Perhaps a few may be appropriate for your speculative portfolio. Here they are: MCEM - Monarch Cement Company. The Portland Cement-brand company has excellent cement products for infrastructure projects. Trading at $25.75 and yielding 3.57%. 52-week range between $20-30.00. TXI - Texas Industries is a heavy construction play. Excels in three areas,cement, aggregates and consumer products all tied to infrastructure. Trading at $30.48 and yielding 1.0%. 52-week range between $19-80.00. USLM - United States Lime and Mineral Company. A lime and limestone company that plays a role in the construction, steel, municipal sanitation, water[More...]

Companies featured in this segment: Eagle Materials Incorporated (NYSE:EXP), Texas Industries Incorporated (NYSE:TXI), CEMEX SAD de C.V. (NYSE:CX),General Electric (NYSE:GE), Dresser-Rand Group Incorporated (NYSE:DRC), Lukoil (OTC:LUKOY), ERG SpA Milano (OTC:ERGZF), Sasol (NYSE:SSL), Headwaters Incorporated (NYSE: HW), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), CF Industries (NYSE:CF), ADA-ES Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADES), Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated (NYSE:APD), Terra Industries Incorporated (NYSE:TRA), Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Westlake Group (NYSE:WLK)

Companies featured in this segment: Texas Industries Incorporated (NYSE:TXI), JSW Steel Limited (BOM:500228), Centrica plc (LON:CNA), Electricite de France (EPA:EDF), British Energy (LON:BGY), National Grid (NYSE:NGG), Technip (OTC:TKPPY), Johannesburg-based Sasol (NYSE:SSL)

Two Wall Street Analysts Review Value Line's July 6, 2007 Edition