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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Oracle, VeriFone and Air France were today's noteworthy downgrades:
- JMP Securities said checks indicate Oracle's (NASDAQ:ORCL) business is slowing along with enterprise software spending. The firm downgraded shares to Market Outperform from Strong Buy.
- VeriFone (NYSE:PAY) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Merrill Lynch following its announcement it would restate 2007 financials due to errors.
- Goldman lowered its rating on Air France (NYSE:AKH) to Neutral from Buy to reflect lower revenue and higher fuel cost assumptions.
OTHER DOWNGRADES:
Once again, OPEC has killed the goose that lays the golden egg
Closing Bell: Markets bounce after yesterday's sell-off; BA, F, GE, DOW all up, GS down 
Where have all the consumers gone?
