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There was little news of importance on Wednesday. Not surprisingly the market didn't budge much and continues to cling near the Dow 10,000 level. On Thursday we get some more substantive reports such as Retail Sales and weekly Jobless Claims. Also we get more updates from Europe about how they hope to contain the Greece debt problem. Each of these has the potential to push the market in either direction…up would be nice.

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Today's Top Stories: Thursday- February 11, 2010

ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS

• Aggressive Growth - Spherion Corp. (SFN) reported fourth quarterly results that showed lower revenues, but higher earnings. Revenues dipped to $456 million, from $508 million last year. Earnings came in at $0.2 million, up from a $126.2 million loss one year ago. This equates to earnings per share of 6 cents, compared to the projected 1 cent loss. Read More...
   
• Growth & Income - Perrigo Co. (PRGO) recently delivered record results, which prompted upward revisions in the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The current earnings estimate of $2.59 per share is up from last week's $2.43 for the fiscal year ending June 2010. For the following year, the forecast of $2.87 climbed from $2.64 over the past week. Read More...
   
• Momentum - Shoe Carnival, Inc. (SCVL) analysts were encouraged by the strong Q3 results and optimistic view, sending the current-year estimate up 43 cents to $1.12. The next-year estimate is pegged at $1.31, a solid 17% growth projection. Read More...
   
• Value - Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) reported first quarter 2010 results and surprised on the Zacks Consensus by 133.33%. The company had a record fiscal first quarter, reporting 42 cents per share compared to last year's loss of 27 cents and much better than the Zacks Consensus of 18 cents. Read More...
   

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• ZACKS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: Insurance Industry Stock Update - Feb. 2010
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• Computer Science (CSC) Revenue Flat, EPS Exceeds
• Stability from Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL)
• Lincoln (LNC) Betters Expectations

INDUSTRY RANK: Retailers on the Rise

The retail sector is showing significant improvement, as the Jewelers and Discounters look to be among the best of the sector. Stocks covered include (BIG), (SHLD), (SIG), (TIF) and (TUES). Read More...

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