Jersey City, NJ – May 28, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Wednesday, May 28^th are:

5 – Flotek Industries – NYSE:FTK

4 – Solarfun Power Holdings – NASDAQ:SOLF

3 – Doral Financial – NYSE:DRL

2 – IHOP – NYSE:IHP

1 – BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund – NYSE:COY

Flotek Industries, Inc. (NYSE:FTK) supplies drilling and production related products and services to the energy and mining industries in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Chemicals and Logistics, Drilling Products, and Artificial Lift.

* Oilfield services company Flotek Industries said Tuesday it cut its full-year 2008 guidance below analyst estimates on higher costs and delays in the delivery of parts. Flotek said it cut its earnings per share outlook to a range of $1.12 to $1.22 from its earlier guidance of $1.50 to $1.60. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect, on average, earnings per share of $1.24 for the full year. Shares of FTK were down $1.91 or 9.96% to $17.26.

Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd., (NASDAQ:SOLF) through its subsidiary, Jiangsu Linyang Solarfun Co., Ltd., engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of photovoltaic (PV) cells and PV modules primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers monocrystalline silicon cells and modules, and multicrystalline silicon cells and modules to system integrators, as well as through third party distributors.

* Shares of Solarfun Power Holdings fell 22% last Thursday after a Goldman analyst downgraded the China-based solar cell maker to "Sell," saying the stock is overpriced after a recent surge in value. The downgrade was just one day after the solar company reported first-quarter per-share earnings that were double analysts' expectations. The stock ended Tuesday flat to lose 7 cents or .31% to $22.51.

Doral Financial Corporation, (NYSE:DRL) through its subsidiaries, provides a range of financial services primarily in Puerto Rico and New York. The company operates through four segments: Mortgage Banking, Banking, Insurance Agency, and Institutional Securities.

* An analyst on Thursday reiterated his "Sell" rating on Doral Financial, a Puerto Rican financial services firm. Sterne Agee analyst Adam Barkstrom wrote in a research note that more than half of Doral Financial's book value consists of deferred tax assets and its common equity is overvalued. Shares of DRL fell 69 cents or 3.58% to $18.56 on the news.

IHOP Corp. (NYSE:IHP) and its subsidiaries develop, franchise, and operate International House of Pancakes (IHOP) restaurants in the United States and Canada. Its family restaurants feature table service, and food and beverage items.

* An SEC filing last Wednesday said that a sale-leaseback deal for Applebee's restaurant properties will net parent IHOP much less than it had been hoping for. Shares of IHP traded flat on Tuesday to gain 17 cents or .36% to $47.88.

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (NYSE:COY) operates as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. It invests primarily in corporate bonds, preferred stocks, and short-term securities.

* COY finished in the #1 spot on Tuesday after gaining 3 cents or .41% to $7.36 on no news.

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