Dear Subscriber,

The Fed made a bold announcement yesterday, electing to become very active in the bond markets. The Fed will more than double the amount of agency-related and mortgage back securities it purchases, as well as, buying up to $300 billion of treasuries.

Though the move could speed up the timing of the recovery, it will not have an immediate impact on the economy.

What could affect your portfolio over the near-term, however, are first quarter earnings. I tell you what the Q1 winners and losers will be in this week’s Industry Rank Analysis.

Also on Zacks.com, Kevin Matras shows you an easy way to use regression analysis to find winning stocks in this week's Screen of the Week.

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

Today's Top Stories: Thursday- March 19, 2009

ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS

• Aggressive Growth - TransDigm Group, Inc. (TDG) reported first-quarter results that included earnings per share of 78 cents, topping the consensus estimate of 58 cents. This was the company's ninth consecutive surprise. Read More...
   
• Growth & Income - Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) is watching analysts boost earnings estimates as its share price outperforms the major averages. The company’s earnings, on average, came in 7% ahead of analysts’ expectations over the past 4 quarters in a row.
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• Momentum - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) reported its second consecutive earnings surprise. Earnings per share came in at 81 cents, beating Wall Street estimates by 6%. Read More...
   
• Value - The Laclede Group, Inc. (LG) saw first quarter 2009 earnings spike on higher sales volumes from its natural gas commodity service segment. The company has surprised on estimates 3 out of the last 4 quarters by an average of 37.40%. Read More...
   

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• Bear Of The Day: Satyam Computer Services (SAY)
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• ZACKS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: Oil & Gas Industry
  The risk-reward trade-off for a number of sub-sectors remains very compelling, in our view. The large-cap integrateds, oilfield services and offshore drilling sub-sectors offer lucrative opportunities at current levels. We like (XOM), (CVX), (BHI), (RIG) Read More...
  
  
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