Before the bell: GM, MOT, DNA, MSFT, GOOG ...

Before the bell: Futures higher on Ambac bailout hope; Genetech in focus

Several analyst calls from Briefing.com:
  • General Motors (NYSE: GM) was downgraded by Deutsche Securities from Buy to Hold. Shares are down nearly 2% in premarket trading.
  • YUM! Brands (NYSE: YUM) was upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy.
  • Genetech (NYSE: DNA) was upgraded by Rodman & Renshaw from Market Perform to Market Outperform with a $90 target price. Friedman Billings, with its Market Perform rating on DNA, upped the target price on the stock from $67 to $76. Shares are up over 8% on FDA approval of Avastin as breast cancer treatment drug.
  • Motorola (NYSE: MOT) was downgraded by Oppenheimer from Outperform to Perform.
Continuing to show its status as a growing cultural icon, the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone made an appearance in last night's Academy Awards, as did the Nintendo Wii.


Cultural influence goes both way between China and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD). As some of its restaurants are using Feng Shui principles to remodel and makeover locations, a fleet of 300 motorcycles delivers hamburgers from 42 restaurants in Shanghai to half the city's 14 million population.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) said Sunday it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 video game system after Toshiba Corp. announced last week it will also cease making the high-definition video format and cede to Sony (NYSE: SNE)'s Blu-ray.

According to TechCrunch, News Corp. (NYSE: NWS)'s Fox may be exploring termination of advertising deal with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG).
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