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Zacks Sell List Highlights: HCA, Inc., Union Pacific, Dollar General, and Electronic Data Systems.

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2004

Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are part of their exclusive list of Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). Since inception in 1988 the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Ranked Strong Sells by 170.3% annually (12.1% vs. 4.5% respectively). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, we were telling our customers which stocks to sell in order to save themselves the misery of unrelenting losses. Among the #5 ranked stocks today we highlight the following companies: HCA, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) and Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP). Further they announced #4 Rankings (Sell) on two other widely held stocks: Dollar General (NYSE:DG) and Electronic Data Systems Corp. (NYSE:EDS). To see the full Zacks #5 Ranked list of Stocks to Sell Now then visit: http://at.zacks.com/?id=92

Here is a synopsis of why these stocks have a Zacks Rank of 5 (Strong Sell) and should most likely be sold or avoided for the next 1 to 3 months. Note that a #5/Strong Sell rating is applied to 5% of all the stocks we rank:

HCA, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) owns and operates hospitals and other healthcare facilities. It is dedicated to providing healthcare services that...

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