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Zacks Elite Stock of the Day This lawn-care products company just beat the Street with better than expected Q1 results. Targeted Recommendations This computer and personal-devices company recently pulled back from its 52-week high in spite of strong Q4 results from late January. Zacks Daily Indicator A finer read of the Zacks Rank for stocks on the Focus List. Charting Zacks Elite Stocks By Michael Vodicka This energy-services company recently dipped lower from its 52-week high to a key trend line.

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Ticker Date Action Taken [withheld] 02/08/2010 ADDITION [withheld] 02/08/2010 ADDITION [withheld] 02/08/2010 ADDITION [withheld] 02/08/2010 DELETION [withheld] 02/01/2010 ADDITION

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Ticker Date Action Taken [withheld] 02/05/2010 DELETION [withheld] 02/05/2010 DELETION [withheld] 02/03/2010 ADDITION [withheld] 02/03/2010 ADDITION [withheld] 02/01/2010 DELETION

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Zacks Elite Portfolio Review Week Starts Below 10,000 The Dow ends Monday's session below 10,000 for the first time since early November. Today's featured model portfolio stocks include BPL, GFA, LINC, MNRO, NTRI, RHB. Zacks Elite Weekly Review Market Ignores Solid Earnings By Sheraz Mian Despite impressive Q4 earnings, equity markets are worrying over the weak fiscal health of Greece and other European countries. Video Commentary Market Distracted From Solid Earnings While earnings have been coming ahead of expectations, a host of other factors have been weighing on the market.

Today's EPS Surprises

Positive Surprises Ticker Time Expected EPS Reported EPS Surprise T.KAT 08:52 -0.01 0.05 600 % ADCT 15:55 -0.01 0.02 300 % CUTR 15:23 -0.02 0.00 100 % IKAN 15:49 -0.03 0.00 100 % SLRY 15:43 -0.23 -0.04 82.61 % Negative Surprises Ticker Time Expected EPS Reported EPS Surprise BIP 06:40 0.03 -0.10 -433.33 % T.VTN 06:13 0.05 -0.15 -400 % API 15:26 -0.01 -0.04 -300 % PTSI 12:49 -0.14 -0.42 -200 % LCI 15:44 0.09 0.00 -100 % Last Update: Feb 8, 2010 22:41:46

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Index Price Net  S&P 500 1,056.74 - 9.45  NASDAQ 2,126.05 - 15.07  NASDAQ 100 1,734.88 - 11.24  Russell 2000 586.49 - 6.49  30-Year Treasury Bond 45.22 + 0.29

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