Watchlist, Economic Calander, Gap Stocks, Upgrades/Downgrades

posted by:  elvis                                     date:  12/2/2010

Watchlist:  LVS TTM BHP RIMM CAT SLB NTAP CREE MOS CTXS OXY
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Advancers  Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF 54.25+3.81+7.55%)  shares climbed 6.6% after the retailer reported a far bigger-than-anticipated jump in November same-store sales.  Collective Brands Inc.(PSS 20.20+2.61+14.84%)  shares rallied 17% after the operator of Payless ShoeSource outlets reported third-quarter results that topped analysts’ forecasts.  Finisar Corp.(FNSR 20.87+1.10+5.56%)  shares advanced 6.2% after the transmission-gear maker said it expects third-quarter earnings to exceed estimates.  Regal Cinemas Corp.(RGC 14.65+0.89+6.47%)  shares gained 8.1% after the theater operator announced a special cash dividend for the end of the year and hiked its planned first-quarter dividend.  Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods (WBD 31.93+7.43+30.33%)  U.S.-listed shares rose 27% after PepsiCo Inc. (PEP 65.70+0.07+0.11%)  said it would acquire a 66% stake in the Russian company. Read about Pepsi’s deal.

Decliners
Aeropostale Inc.(ARO 24.25-2.55-9.52%) shares tumbled 9% after the clothing retailer projected fourth-quarter profit below Wall Street expectations.  Sequenom Inc. (SQNM 6.25-0.56-8.22%)  shares declined 6.8% after the biotechnology company announced the sale of an unspecified amount of shares

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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (APWR, ATHN, STD, BLK, BMRN, BUCY, FCS, LEAP, LM, MOT, NETL, RIMM, SWX, SBUX)
A-Power Energy Generation Systems (NASDAQ: APWR) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE: STD) Cut to Hold at RBS.
Blackrock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Bucyrus International (NASDAQ: BUCY) Cut To Neutral From Buy By Goldman Sachs
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (NYSE: FCS) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
Leap Wireless International (NASDAQ: LEAP) Cut to Underweight at Piper Jaffray
Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) Started as Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) Cut to Reduce at Nomura.
NetLogic Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ: NETL) Started as Buy at Gleacher.
Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Started as Neutral at Nomura.
Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE: SWX) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Stabucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) Maintained Neutral but raised target to $35 at BofA/ML.
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) Raised to Buy at Auriga.
Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) Cut to Sell at Axiom
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