Dear Subscriber,

Economic data and the Big 3 will be in the headlines this week.

Key data will include the November ISM manufacturing index (released this morning), Beige Book (Wednesday) and November employment numbers (Friday).

Executives from the Big 3 will testify at the end of the week. (Turnaround proposals are due tomorrow.)

The earnings calendar is pretty light, but Earnings Preview highlights some companies that could surprise:

http://at.zacks.com/?id=3234

Wishing you prosperity,
Charles Rotblut, CFA
Senior Market Analyst & Editor,
Profit From the Pros

Today's Top Stories: Monday- December 01, 2008

ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS

• Aggressive Growth - Flowers Foods (FLO) reported third-quarter results a few weeks ago and was originally featured as a Aggressive Growth Zacks Rank Buy on July 9th. Learn More...
   
• Growth & Income - Yum! Brands (YUM) has an excellent record of exceeding analyst earnings estimates dating back to February 2004. Learn More...
   
• Momentum - California Water Service Group's (CWT) share price has been on a big rally since the company reported strong third-quarter results. Learn More...
   
• Value - Goodrich (GR) continues to be on a roll as revenues jumped 11% in the third quarter resulting in the company beating estimates for the 4th consecutive quarter. Learn More...
   

• Bull Of The Day: Phase Forward, Inc. (PFWD).
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• Bear Of The Day: DTS Inc. (DTSI).
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• ZACKS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: Telecom (Asia/Pacific)
  With its low penetration rate of 34% and low ARPU (average revenue per user), the industry in this region should be more resilient to a downturn. We like PHI. Learn more...
  
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) Kept a Hold on '09 Outlook
• Kraft Foods (KFT) Building Organically
• Manpower (MAN) Marching Forward

INVESTMENT IDEAS: My Deep Value Stock Screen by Charles Rotblut

Even with the recent rally, there are still bargains, such as the stocks recently found by my deep value screen. Read about DECK, MATX, RELL and HOGS. Learn more...

EDUCATION: Aggressive Growth

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