Frank Curzio Recommends the Following Stocks: Genuine Parts, Magellan Petroleum, Performance Food, and Pitney Bowes.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2003 Frank Curzio expects the economy to improve now that geopolitics geopolitics, method of political analysis, popular in Central Europe during the first half of the 20th cent., that emphasized the role played by geography in international relations. have cooled somewhat. Don't waste anymore time! Use four of his recommendations to heat up your portfolio in an improved environment. Get his takes on Genuine Parts (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GPC (1) A PC that uses the Linux-based gOS operating system. See gOS. (2) (GPC Group) Originally the Graphics Performance Characterization committee of the NCGA, the GPC Group is now part of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) and oversees the following ), Magellan Petroleum Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MPET MPET Metallized Polyethylene Terephthalate MPET Master of Professional Education and Training MPET Measurement/Performance Evaluation Tool MPET Maximal Permissible Exposure Time ), Performance Food Group (NASDAQ:PFGC PFGC Performance Food Group Co (stock symbol) ), and Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI PBI protein-bound iodine. PBI abbr. protein-bound iodine PBI, n See iodine, protein-bound. PBI protein-bound iodine. ). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://featuredexpert2bw.zacks.com/ Here are the highlights from the Featured Expert column: Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC): Due to recent incentives and zero percent financing offered by the major automakers, new models have been flying off the shelves. GPC is well positioned to benefit and their 3.7% dividend is hard for income-oriented investors to ignore. Magellan Petroleum Ltd. (NASDAQ:MPET) is engaged directly and through its majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. , in the sale of oil and gas and the exploration for and development of oil and gas reserves. Curzio anticipates at least 5 wells being drilled prior to years-end. With the potential of discovery in any of these projects could send the price of this stock soaring. Performance Food Group (NASDAQ:PFGC) markets and distributed more than 61,000 national and private label food and food-related products. Earnings are up 53% on a 27% increase in sales. The first quarter results represented the 33rd consecutive period in which net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight and earnings have increased compared with the prior year period. Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) repurchased 1.6 million shares during the quarter, leaving $250 million of authorization for share repurchase Share Repurchase A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. This is usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are undervalued. in 2003 and 2004. While the company cited concerns over margins, PBI continued to add new customers and keep their existing ones to offset pressures. This stock is up over 8% this year excluding their 3.6% dividend. 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