Dear Subscriber,

Fourth-quarter earnings season 'officially' starts this afternoon with Alcoa's (AA) results.

This week's other earnings release of note will come from Intel (INTC) on Thursday afternoon.

Find out why both companies could disappoint investors in Earnings Preview:

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

Today's Top Stories: Monday- January 12, 2009

ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS

• Aggressive Growth - ManTech International (MANT) recently completed an acquisition, and estimates are on the rise. The company was originally featured as a Zacks Rank Buy back in September. Learn More...
   
• Growth & Income - Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) has seen bullish earnings estimate revisions from analysts, including a 3% boost in the past week. Learn More...
   
• Momentum - The Scotts Miracle Gro Co.'s (SMG) share price continues to chug forward, recently hitting a short-term level of resistance and approaching the 26-week high. Learn More...
   
• Value - AZZ (AZZ) reported third-quarter 2009 earnings on Jan 9 that beat Wall Street estimates by 8.64% on the strength of a record setting backlog. It was the third earnings surprise in a row. Learn More...
   

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• Bull Of The Day: GameStop (GME).
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• Bear Of The Day: Comerica Inc. (CMA).
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• ZACKS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: Retail Industry.
  In our view, the 50-day upward move in retail stocks was a bear-market rally. Investors should begin to lighten up on exposure to retail stocks. We do, however, have Buys on KR, PETS and GME. Learn more...
  
• Unemployment Hits 7.2%
• UPS (UPS) Keeps Delivering
• Chevron (CVX) Adjusting Downward

• What Went Wrong at Dodge & Cox?
• Avoid the Next Madoff Scam

EDUCATION: Aggressive Growth.

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• Poor December for Retail
• Earnings Preview for Jan 12 - 16
• Zacks Rank Momentum Buys - Jan 8, 2009

PROFIT TRACKS: PEG Ratio.

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