Zacks.com Announces That Vivian Lewis Highlights the Following Stocks: Banco Latinoamericano, ICICI, Canadian National Railway, Schlumberger, and Tesco.

CHICAGO -- Use Vivian Lewis' in-depth analysis to broaden your horizons and find profit potential from outside of the U.S. Read about Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones (NYSE:BLX), ICICI (NYSE:IBN), Canadian National Railway Co. (NYSE:CNI), Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE:SLB), and Tesco (OTC:TSCDY). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id=84

Highlights from the November 8th Featured Expert column by Vivian Lewis includes:

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Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones (NYSE:BLX) has received $56 million in payments from Argentina, which will reverse a loan-loss provision, allowing it to book a $43 million profit while reducing its Argentina debt portfolio from $360 million to $253 million.

ICICI (NYSE:IBN) pretax profit rose 28% over last year; H1 income rose 42% and fee income soared. After tax income was up only 18% to Rps 873 crore ($190 million).

Canadian National Railway Co. (NYSE:CNI) Q3 profit gained 18% from a year ago, helped by rising demand and acquisitions. It earned C$346 million (C$1.21/sh). Quarterly revenue increased 20% to C$1.71 billion.

Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE:SLB) Q3 revenues hit $2.93 billion vs. $2.54 billion a year earlier (when it incurred losses because of impairment of its 3D multi-client library and buying back its European bonds). In Q3 04 it earned net of $318.2 million, 53 cents/sh vs. a loss of 9 cents a year earlier.

U.K. supermart chain Tesco (OTC:TSCDY) increased the pressure on competitors with plans to offer in-store digital photo printing facilities. Tesco will roll out more than 250 stand-alone kiosks this month to enhance its onestop shop credentials.

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