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Cusick's Corner Every dip is being met with a bid at this stage. Even though this market is at resistance and in some cases at an overbought stage, do not let that fool you into thinking that it cannot continue. The afternoon action could be interesting – this bid may squeeze the shorts and...

Shares of China Sky One Inc. (NASDAQ: CSKI) are lower on the session by 3.76%, currently trading at $6.40. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months in dramatic fashion, accelerating that slide as of late. Options traders are buying protection on the name today. Though...

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....

Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. (PBH) has surprised on the Zacks Consensus Estimate 3 out of the last 4 quarters. Prestige Brands distributes over-the-counter healthcare, personal care and household products worldwide. Many of the brands are well known and have been around for 70 years or more such...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL –September 16, 2010 – Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List – Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell): Revlon, Inc. (REV) and VCA Antech, Inc. (...

Kroger (NYSE: KR) is likely to earn $0.36 per share on revenue of $18.73 billion in the second quarter. Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) is expected to post its Q2 EPS of $0.44 on $11.65 billion in revenue. Pall Corp (NYSE: PLL) may post its FQ4 profit of $0.64 per share on revenue of $671.02 million. C...

We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on American Oriental Bioengineering (AOB) with a target price of $2.50. American Oriental Bioengineering, based in Beijing, China, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a pharmaceutical company which develops, manufactures and...

Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED) announces the grand opening of the first Virginia Medifast Weight Control Center, located in Fairfax. The new center is approximately 1,275-square-feet and has six private counseling rooms. Medifast Weight Control Centers currently operates 30 corporate-owned Medifast...

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Shares of China Sky One Medical (NASDAQ: CSKI) dipped after the company lowered its revenue projections for FY10. CSKI’s shares dropped 30.24% to $6.76 at 12:37 pm. The company has reduced its FY10 revenue projections to a range of $128 million to $136 million, down from its earlier guidance of $...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 7, 2010 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing:...

Inter Parfums, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAR) today announced that effective January 1, 2011, InterParfums Luxury Brands, a recently formed United States company and subsidiary of our French subsidiary Inter Parfums SA, will lead the development and distribution of Burberry, Lanvin, Montblanc and Jimmy Choo...

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (OXIS) and THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC. (NYSE: EL) announce today that they have resolved a dispute between an Estee Lauder subsidiary, Applied Genetics Incorporated Dermatics, and Oxis over technology related to U.S. Patent No. 6,103,746 and U.S. Patent No. 6,479,533,...

Jefferies & Co. is out with its weekly report on the consumer products sector. In the report, it covers Avon Products (NYSE: AVP). In the research note, Jefferies writes, "With solid prospective earnings increases on top of price declines, our Group's valuation was lowered in August but remains...

Medifast, Inc. (MED) estimates continue to trend higher following the company's sixth consecutive earnings surprise. Company Description Medifast offers weight-loss programs based on clinically proven, portion-controlled meals. The plans offer customers to choose from 70 different meals, which...