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The market coasted in to a mildly positive finish on Monday. It seemed that no one wanted to over commit in either direction with Alcoa earnings set to kick off earnings after hours. Their report showed 10 cents EPS which matches expectations. Kind of a snooze. However, the bullish parties out there will hang their hat on this statement from the CEO "Our markets are gradually improving". Also on tap this week we have bell weathers such as Intel, JP Morgan, Bank of America, Google and General Electric. So by Friday we will have a pretty good sense of where things are headed this earnings season.

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Steve Reitmeister
Executive VP, Zacks Investment Research

Today's Top Stories: Tuesday- April 13, 2010

ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS

• Aggressive Growth - Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (BBBY) reported quarterly results that showed a 17% increase in sales, included an 11.5% improvement in same-store sales. Bed Bath & Beyond earned $226 million, or 86 cents per share, which was 14 cents ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Read More...
   
• Growth & Income - Plum Creek Timber Co. (PCL) Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2010 is up 2 cents, or 1.5% in the last month. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2011 increased 4 cents, or 2.7%. Analysts expect year-over-year EPS growth of 1.6% in 2010 and 8.9% in 2011. Read More...
   
• Momentum - Agilant Technologies (A) has surprised in each of the last three quarters by an average of 30%. Agilant noted that it saw strong growth in its Chemical Analysis segment, where revenue was up 13%, and in its Life Sciences segment, where revenue was up 10%. Read More...
   
• Value - China Biologic Products, Inc. (CBPO) reported its fourth quarter results and easily surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 91%. Earnings per share were 44 cents compared to the consensus of 23 cents. This is the first earnings beat for the company. Read More...
   

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• Bull Of The Day: Vodafone, Plc (VOD)
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• ZACKS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: Aerospace and Defense Stock Review - April 2010
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• Devon (DVN) Sells GoM Assets to Apache (APC)
• United Parcel (UPS) Gets a Neutral Rec
• Toyota (TM) Continues with Incentives

• Dow ends at 11,000 - 1st time in 18 months @ CNNMoney.com
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• Study: Wal-Mart, Best Buy Picked up Circuit City Business @ FOXBUSINESS.com
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