Friday - January 11, 2008
 Dear Subscriber, Yesterday Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged that "in light of recent changes in the outlook for and the risks to growth, additional policy easing may well be necessary." In other words, the Fed is going to cut rates at its Jan 29-30 meeting. A rate cut had been previously assumed by the markets, which is why stocks did not post a big rally in response to Bernanke's speech. (Stocks rebounded in the afternoon on rumors of a potential buyout of Countrywide Financial (CFC).) The only question among economists and traders previously was whether the cut would be 25 or 50 basis points. Expectations for a 50-basis point cut at the January meeting are now going to rise with a strong possibility of yet another rate cut at the Mar 18 meeting. Our Director of Research, Dirk van Dijk, posted two analyses of Bernanke's speech on our analyst blog yesterday. For those of you that missed it, the commentariesare still available on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id=4241 and http://at.zacks.com/?id=4249. The Fed Chairman's speech is available on the Federal Reserve web site: http://www.federalreserve.gov. The Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank publishes a chart (updated daily) summarizing what futures markets are forecasting as the most likely change in interest rates, if any, at upcoming Fed meetings: http://www.clevelandfed.org (Click on the monetary policy link near the upper right-hand corner.) Wishing you prosperity, 1. ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS Zacks #1 Rank stocks average a 32% annual return. Every day on Zacks.com we highlight four new Zacks Rank Buy stocks based on the four main schools of investing: Aggressive Growth, Momentum, Growth & Income and Value. MasterCard Incorporated (MA) has watched 2008 earnings estimates rise 90 cents over the past 90 days. Two analysts have raised their forecasts over the past month. Read the full analysis on MA now! Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NUS) was approved to begin direct selling activities in all 18 districts in Beijing and four additional districts in Shanghai. Read the full analysis on NUS now! State Street Corporation (STT) has a very strong history of surprising and beating analyst earnings estimates. In the past seven days, eight covering analysts have increased next-year's projections. Read the full analysis on STT now! Fairchild Semiconductor (FCS) reported strong sales on the strength of robust computing and handset demand. 2008 earnings estimates have risen seven cents to $1.26 per share over the past 90 days. Read the full analysis on FCS now!
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Mitch Zacks, Portfolio Manager at Zacks Investment Management, says the stock market is headed higher and the Fed will cut rates again by month's end. Listen to his audio here. Click here for more Zacks audio.
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| Company Name | Symbol | %Change |
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