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April 26, 2013

A solid 3 percent reading for first-quarter GDP could be upstaged by concern over how strong second-quarter GDP is likely to be. Watch for final sales as the leading component of today's GDP report.

Watchlist:  SWY AKAM CTSH WDC CLF AFL PTEN LVS APC VMW OXY HFC ACN FSLR KORS LYB HES VRTX APA YUM TSLA COH MPC LULU

(Some stocks on the list may be 'hard to borrow', please check with your broker)

Notable earnings before Friday’s open
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Economic Calendar: 

GDP
[Report][Star]
8:30 AM ET
Consumer Sentiment
[Report][djStar]
9:55 AM ET

Upgrades and Downgrades AFL AMZN BUD BA BSX GLW EBAY FB NATI PMT QCOM RJF RF SPWR UIS USG WIN DPM ELP EQM
(NYSE: AFL) raised to Buy from Neutral at Stern Agee.
(NASDAQ: AMZN) was maintained as Outperform but its target cut to $320 from $334 at Credit Suisse.
(NYSE: BUD) was cut to a Conviction Sell from a normal Sell rating at Goldman Sachs.
(NYSE: BA) was raised to Buy from Hold at BB&T.
(NYSE: BSX) raised to Outperform from Neutral and target price raised to $8.75 from $8.50 at Credit Suisse.
(NYSE: GLW) reiterated Buy with $20 price target at Argus.
(NASDAQ: EBAY) reiterated Buy with $65 target as pullback brings favorable entry point according to Argus.
(NASDAQ: FB) was raised to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James.
(NASDAQ: NATI) was downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at J.P. Morgan.
(NYSE: PMT) was raised to Outperform at KBW.
(NASDAQ: QCOM) reiterated Buy with $80 target, and the sell-off viewed as an opportunity to initiate or add to positions according to Argus.
(NYSE: RJF) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup.
(NYSE: RF) was raised to Buy from Hold at Jefferies.
(NASDAQ: SPWR) was raised to Outperform from Neutral at Baird.
(NYSE: UIS) raised to Positive from Neutral at Susquehanna.
(NYSE: USG) was removed from the Top Pick List at RBC Capital Markets and was given a new Outperform rating.
(NASDAQ: WIN) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch.

Credit Suisse on MLPs: DCP Midstream Partners L.P. (NYSE: DPM) and Exterran Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: EXLP) were both downgraded to Neutral from Outperform as growth is priced in. EQT Midstream Partners L.P. (NYSE: EQM) was raised to Outperform from Neutral and target raised to $47 from $41 after strong results.

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