Watchlist, Economic Calander, Gap Stocks, Upgrades/Downgrades

posted by:  elvis                                     date:  11/17/2010

Watchlist:  AEM AKAM APA APC BIDU CF CLF FCX FFIV JOYG LVS MEE MOS MTB OXY RIG RIMM VMW

Gainers:  Cascade Bancorp(CACB 0.49+0.04+8.89%) shares moved up 6.4% in the premarket. The Bend, Ore., parent of Bank of the Cascades will place $177 million of shares with investors to shore up its capital.  Webmediabrands(WEBM 0.98+0.04+4.26%) shares advanced 4.3% before the bell. The New York operator of sites including mediabistro.com and others acquired TVspy.com from Vault Inc.
Losers:  (AVNR 4.45-0.17-3.68%) shares were down 5.6% before the bell. The Aliso Viejo, Calif., drugmaker plans to sell common stock in a public offering.  Christopher & Banks Corp. (CBK 5.78-0.08-1.37%) slipped 6.6% in premarket trading. The Minneapolis women’s-apparel retailer expects a third-quarter operating loss, an 8%-to-10% drop in same-store sales, and as much as a 6.5-percentage-point narrowing in gross-profit margin.  Rino International Corp. (RINO 6.11-1.04-14.55%) shares fell 13% in the premarket. The Chinese producer of pollution equipment postponed its third-quarter-results conference call, which had been set for Tuesday evening. Dow Jones Newswires reported that a Hong Kong investment firm has claimed that Rino officials misstated sales and improperly diverted cash. Rino has said that it is reviewing the allegations


Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades 
(AMD, BIDU, CHC, GLW, CTRP, CSX, DISCA, FSLR, GME, HON, HGSI, KEY, NSC, PWRD, SVVS, SHLD, SINA, SBIB)
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Cut to Market Perform at JMP Securities.
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
China Hydroelectric Corp. (NYSE: CHC) Started as Buy at Roth Capital.
Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Ctrip.com International (NASDAQ: CTRP) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) Raised to Outperform at Cowen.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) Raised to Outperform at RBC.
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: HGSI) Cut to Hold at Citi; Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) Cut to Sell at Citi; Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
SAVVIS Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS) Raised to Buy at Kaufman Bros.
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) Maintain Underperform but Cut target to $55 at Credit Suisse.
Sina Corp. (NASDAQ: SINA) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBIB) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.

Notable earnings after Tuesday's close: SINA 
Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: AMATARUNDRYS,LTDNTAPPETM
Notable earnings before Wednesday's open: BJCHSSTPTGT

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