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posted by:  elvis                     date:  5/2/2011

World Stocks Rise After Death of Osama Bin Laden

May 2, 2011
A higher reading for the ISM supplier deliveries index would indicate lengthening delays that could be evidence of Japanese supply snags.

Watchlist:  RIMM REGN SWKS VRTX KLAC DNDN SWN ESV RRC MRO CNX BTU CNQ LVS CREE
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Notable earnings after Monday's close: ADP, APC, CHK, CRK,DCT, DNDN, FST, HIG, HOLX, KFN, MEE, NETL, NLY, PFG
Notable earnings before Monday's open: DISH, EIX, HUM, L,UDR, VRX

ISM Mfg Index
[Report][Star]10:00 AM ET
Construction Spending
[Report][djStar]10:00 AM ET
4-Week Bill Announcement
[Bullet11:00 AM ET
3-Month Bill Auction
[Bullet11:30 AM ET
6-Month Bill Auction
[Bullet11:30 AM ET

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Up/Downgrades (AA, AIV, CW, EVR, NFLX, NVE, OMN, ZBRA, AMAT, ERTS, FMS, HST, ISBC, JASO, SCVL, SPWRA, VFC, WFMI, ZOLL)

Upgrades
Alcoa (NYSE:AA), the aluminum producer, was upgraded to a Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Apartment Investment & Management (NYSE:AIV) was upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Morgan Keegan following earnings. The firm says the company continues to demonstrate solid management performance, and valuation now appears sustainable.
Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Evercore (NYSE:EVR) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at JMP Securities.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), the online video rental company, was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Citigroup. The firm raised its target price to $300 from $245.
NV Energy (NYSE:NVE) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Soleil.
Omnova Solutions (NYSE:OMN) was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Jefferies. The firm raised its target price to $11 from $8.25.
Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan.
Downgrades
Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), the provider of nano-manufacturing technology solutions, was downgraded to a Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan.
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), the video game publisher, was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Kaufman Brothers. The firm set its target price at $20, saying that while it sees the potential for upside to current fiscal 2012 estimates, it believes that the buy-side has already priced in fiscal 2012 guidance that is above sell-side consensus estimates.
Fresenius Medical (NYSE:FMS) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Host Hotels (NYSE:HST), the hotels and resorts REIT, was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at UBS.
Investors Bancorp (NASDAQ:ISBC) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette.
JA Solar (NASDAQ:JASO), the China based solar cells manufacturer, was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Needham. The firm said that while it believes visibility should improve going into June, its concerned that solar cells will continue to see substantial pricing pressure and lower margins throughout 2011.
Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Soleil.
Sunpower (NASDAQ:SPWRA) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Societe Generale.
V.F. Corp (NYSE:VFC), the owner of brands like Wrangler, Nautica, and The North Face, was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Citigroup.
Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFMI), the owner and operator of organic and natural food supermarkets, was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Jefferies. The firm set its target price at $64 ahead of the company’s quarterly results.
ZOLL Medical (NASDAQ:ZOLL) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Lazard.

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