Dear Subscriber,

Although some details about the stress test were released on Friday, the actual results have yet to be rendered. Though the continued uncertainty did not move the markets much, it certainly added to the overall stress felt by investors.

Steve Reitmeister, Kevin Matras and I discuss what the stress test and the recent market's action means for your portfolio in the Roundtable Review.

Also, the swine flu dominated the headlines yesterday and spurred buying activity of some drug company stocks. Jason Napodano discusses why the outbreak will not have any near-term impact on drug company earnings in our Analyst Blog.

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

Today's Top Stories: Tuesday- April 28, 2009

ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS

• Aggressive Growth - Marten Trasport, Ltd. (MRTN) reported first-quarter results which included a 53% jump in net income, which is now $4.1 million, up from $2.7 million. Earnings per share were 18 cents, compared to the 14 cents that analysts were expecting. Read More...
   
• Growth & Income - DeVry, Inc. (DV) saw a nice spike in share price after delivering strong results for the fiscal third quarter. Earnings per share of 70 cents came in well ahead of last year’s 53 cents and topped the consensus estimate by 4.5%. Read More...
   
• Momentum - Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) revenue was up 18% from last year to $4.89 billion. Income came in at $177 million, up 24% from last year, producing earnings of 41 cents per share, handily beating the consensus of 31 cents. Read More...
   
• Value - NewMarket Corporation (NEU) is a Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) stock. It has a forward P/E of 11.11. NEU's price-to-book is 2.69. The company also has an outstanding 5-year average return on equity (ROE) of 17.86%. Read More...
   

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  First Eagle Global A (SGENX), ING Global Value Choice A (NAWGX) and Mutual Discovery A (TEDIX) are among the top-performing global equity mutual funds. Read More...
  

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• Bull Of The Day: HCP, Inc. (HCP)
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• Bear Of The Day: Eastman Chemical (EMN)
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• ZACKS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: Latin American Markets
  We remain skeptical on commodity stocks -- or in other words, there are less risky and equally profitable (at least) alternatives in the Latin American domestic market. We like (VIV) and (AKO.A), but not (GGB). Read More...
  
  
• Stress Tests: What's Next?
• General Motors (GM) Steering Big Changes
• Swine Flu Affects Travel Stocks

• 5 Things to Know About the Making Work Pay Tax Credit
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EARNINGS TRENDS: Positive Surprises Lead to Fewer Estimate Cuts

The ratio of estimate increases to cuts has climbed significantly over the last month. Highlighted stocks include: (CAT), (FCX), (IR), (PH) and (TXN). Read More...

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