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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: VIA, RIMM, ARO, JPM, BMY

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Viacom (VIA), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Dean Foods (DF), Research in Motion (RIMM), Starwood Hotels Worldwide (HOT), Marriott Intl'A' (MAR), Analyst initiations Analyst upgrades: <> Piper Jaffray upgraded Viacom (NYSE:VIA) to Overweight from Neutral to reflect the improving ad market and better ratings at key cable networks. The firm raised its target on shares to $35 from $29. <>Baird upgraded Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) to Outperform from Neutral on valuation as it views the recent weakness as a b... Continue reading »

Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: DIS, GE, MCD, MON, USNA, YUM ...

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, General Electric (GE), McDonald's (MCD), Walt Disney (DIS), Analyst initiations Analyst upgrades: <> Goldman upgraded General Electric (NYSE: GE) to Buy from Neutral and raised its target to $15 from $13 citing reports that U.S. House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank has indicated regulatory reform will not require a separation of GE Capital. Syntel (NASDAQ: SYNT) was upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform by Wells Fargo. The firm upgraded the stock following the company's much better than expected Q2 EPS. <>C... Continue reading »

Health Care Sector Is The Only Sector In Green

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POSITIVE EARNINGS HealthSouth Guides Above Estimates HealthSouth Corporation (HLS) said it expects 2009 earnings of $0.85 to $0.90 per share. The current consensus earnings estimate is $0.80 per share for the year ending December 31, 2009. Q4 results. INLINE EARNINGS TeleTech Holdings Guides Inline TeleTech Holdings Inc. (TTEC) said it is comfortable with the current consensus revenue estimate of $1.31 billion for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. <> Nordstrom Guides Inline Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) said it expects fiscal year earnings of $1.10 to $1.40 per share. The current consensus earnings es... Continue reading »

Earnings highlights: eBay, Google, IBM, Southwest, UAL, AMR, Northern Trust and others

Filed under: Earnings reports, Google (GOOG), eBay (EBAY), International Business Machines (IBM), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Lockheed Martin (LMT), AMR Corp (AMR), UAL Corp (UAUA) Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: <> Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) reported dismal Q4 results due to lower demand. AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR) reported a bigger-than-expected Q4 loss, sending shares lower. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) earnings prospects led to an upgrade. <>eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) p... Continue reading »

Usana runs into problems with the IRS and others

Filed under: Scandals I haven't written about Usana Health Sciences (NASDAQ: USNA) since the company settled a lawsuit with Barry Minkow, an ex-con turned fraud fighter who had accused the company of operating a pyramid scheme. The company just reported its preliminary fourth quarter and full-year results and dropped a couple bombshells in the form of "one-time adjustements": <> An unanticipated arbitration award against the Company for approximately $7 million for wrongful termination of a former USANA distributor; and <><> Tax adjustments of approximately $1.8 million, r... Continue reading »

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