Constellation Brands overcomes currency headwinds and the impact of a major divestiture to turn a profit in its fiscal second quarter.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Bank of America, Big Lots, Cisco, Comcast, Constellation Brands, Franklin Electronic Publishers, GE, Lawson, Penske, Saks and Tandberg.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are Constellation Brands Inc., Accenture PLC and Immucor Inc.

Forget what the mainstream media has been shouting at you because here’s the tough truth: Business stinks. At least that’s what Eric Cinnamond is hearing from the companies he owns. Cinnamond is the lead portfolio manager of the Intrepid Small Cap Fund (ICMAX) which invests in companies with a median market cap of $923 million. Lately Cinnamond says the news from these pint-sized companies has been grim. “It is clear to us that we aren’t seeing a rebound like the mainstream media suggests ” Cinnamond says. “Most of the companies we follow aren’t managing their businesses for an uptick ...

Among the stocks expected to see active trading Friday are H&R Block, Ford Motor and Total SA.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by AnalystChoice.com (AC).

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Ridgewater Equity (RWE).