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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Caterpillar, CNO Financial Group, Whole Foods Market, Yum! Brands and McDonald's /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Caterpillar Inc.

Lincoln National CorpA will unveil its latest earnings on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.A The average estimate of analysts is for net income of $1 per share, a rise of 22% from the company's actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago.

Genworth Financial Inc. A reported its results for the fourth quarter.A Reported a profit of $107 million in the quarter.

Genworth Financial Inc. will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, February 2, 2012.A The average estimate of analysts is for net income of 18 cents per share, a swing from net loss of 28 cents in the year earlier quarter.

Evercore Partners initiates its coverage on CNO Financial with an Overweight rating and a price target of $9 as the company is in the beginning of its turnaround.

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. will unveil its latest earnings on Monday, January 30, 2012.A The average estimate of analysts is for net income of 79 cents per share, a decline of 30.7% from the company's actual earnings for the same quarter a year ago.

CNO Financial Group Inc. repurchased fewer shares in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the preceding quarter.

We are downgrading our recommendation on CNO Financial Group Inc. to Underperform from Neutral given continued deterioration in the premium revenue of its Bankers' Life segment as well as the significant underwriting and pricing risks.