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Dubai World, the beleaguered emirate-owned conglomerate, owes banks in the U.K. about $5 billion, with Royal Bank of Scotland the most exposed of the group, according to a published report.

Hong Kong Shares Gain Early, Shanghai Slips

Dubai's troubles underscore the high-risk nature of real estate development.

Is the crisis contained?

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

• Amazon.com Inc (AMZN)
• Cia de Bebidas das Americas (ABV)
• American Apparel Inc (APP)
• America's Car-Mart Inc (CRMT)
• Amerigon Inc (ARGN)
• Avnet Inc (AVT)
• Banco Santander Chile (SAN)
• Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc (BNCL)
• BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT)
• Carrols Restaurant Group Inc (TAST)
• Casey's General Stores Inc (CASY)
• Consolidated Graphics Inc (CGX)
• Corinthian Colleges Inc (COCO)
• Crane Co (CR)
• Daktronics Inc (DAKT)
• Elbit Systems Ltd (ESLT)
• Gannett Co Inc (GCI)
• Guess Inc (GES)
• Herbalife Ltd (HLF)
• Hibbett Sports Inc (HIBB)
• HSBC Holdings PLC (HBC)
• Ingram Micro Inc (IM)
• John Bean Technologies Corp (JBT)
• Lubrizol Corp (LZ)
• Manhattan Associates Inc (MANH)
• MeadWestvaco Corp (MWV)
• Merchants Bancshares Inc (MBVT)
• Mercury Computer Systems Inc (MRCY)
• Mitsubishi Corp (MSBHY)
• NVR Inc (NVR)
• OSI Systems Inc (OSIS)
• Phillips-Van Heusen Corp (PVH)
• Plantronics Inc (PLT)
• Porter Bancorp Inc (PBIB)
• Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR)
• Schawk Inc (SGK)
• Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd (SOLF)
• Stanley Works (SWK)
• Steiner Leisure Ltd (STNR)
• SuperGen Inc (SUPG)
• Telecom Italia SpA (TI)
• Travelers Cos Inc (TRV)
• Tuesday Morning Corp (TUES)
• Vonage Holdings Corp (VG)
• WABCO Holdings Inc (WBC)

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"AMZN" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"ABV" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"APP" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"CRMT" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"ARGN" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"AVT" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"SAN" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"BNCL" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"BPT" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"TAST" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"CASY" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"CGX" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"COCO" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
"CR" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?
Zacks Investment Research

Reuters Poll Shows Manufacturing Decline; Treasury Pushing Banks to Stem Foreclosures; Sands Hong Kong IPO Flops; India GDP Growth Could Lead to Monetary Tightening; LatAm to Return to Growth in 2010; China Snaps Back at Currency Accusations The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing index, which is set for release today (Tuesday), ...

An Israeli financial newspaper reported IBM (IBM) may announce the purchase of database security start-up Guardian for $225 million Goldman Sachs (GS) upgraded steel companies, and placed a “buy” rating on US Steel (X) with a price target of $54 Deere (DE) was upgraded by both Wells Fargo (WFC) and JP Morgan (JPM) Bernstein ...

• An Israeli financial newspaper reported IBM (NYSE:IBM) may announce the purchase of database security start-up Guardian for $225 million

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded steel companies, and placed a "buy" rating on US Steel (NYSE:X) with a price target of $54

• Deere (NYSE:DE) was upgraded by both Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM)

• Bernstein downgraded Chinese Internet firm Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU)

• FBR upgraded HSBC (NYSE:HBC) to "outperform"

• Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated its "overweight" rating on Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and a price target of $163

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) from its Conviction Buy List

Zacks Investment Research

Dubai World once claimed ‘The Sun Never Sets on Dubai World’. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), HSBC (HBC), Barclays (BCS), Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), Standard Chartered and ING Groep (ING) would want to believe/or their investors believe that the Sun never sets on Dubai World.[More...]

Schaeffer's analyst Morgan Searcy takes a look at news on the Street before the market open

Companies featured in this segment: China Petroleum and Chemicals Corporation (NYSE:SNP), Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC), HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HBC), Total SA (NYSE:TOT), Vestas Wind Systems (CPH:VWS), TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP), Saipem SpA (OTC:SAPMY), Chiyoda Corporation (TYO:6366), Technip SA (OTC:TKPPY), Samsung Engineering Company Limited (SEO:028050), Petrofac Limited (LSE:PFC), Tecnicas Reunidas SA (MCE:TRE), GS Engineering &Construction Corporation (SEO:006360)

Companies featured in this segment: American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP), Alstom SA (EPA:ALO), SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG), Électricité de France SA (EPA:EDF), Norsemont Mining Incorporated (TSX:NOM), Saudi Kayan Petrochemicals Limited (SAU:2350), part of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SAU:2010), Samsung Engineering Company Limited (SEO:028050), BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNP), ABN AMRO Holdings NV (PINK:ABNYY), HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HBC), Arab Banking Corporation (BSH:ABC), Wartsila Oyj (HEL:WRTBV)

Companies featured in this segment: Vale SA (NYSE:VALE), PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL), HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HBC), The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), First Solar Incorporated (NYSE:FSLR), NTPC Limited (BSE:532555), Electrotherm India Limited (BSE:526608), Abengoa SA (MCE:ABG), E.ON AG (OTC:EONGY), BMW AG (ETR:BMW)

Companies featured in this segment: General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Hitachi Limited (NYSE:HIT), Areva AstraZeneca plc (NYSE:AZN), Biogen Idec Incorporated (NASDAQ:BIIB), Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ), BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE:BHP), ING Groep NV (NYSE:ING), Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP), Siemens AG (NYSE:SI), Total SA (NYSE:TOT), HSBC (NYSE:HBC), Toshiba Corporation (TYO:6502), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Hitachi Corporation (NYSE:HIT), Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP), Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company (SEO:000720), BNP Paribas SA (OTC:BNPQY), Marubeni Corporation (TYO:8002), Sumitomo Corporation (TYO:8053), Uranium One Incorporated (TSX:UUU), E.ON AG (OTC:EONGY), RWE AG (OTC:RWEOY), Areva SA (EPA:CEI), and GDF Suez SA (EPA:GSZ)