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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst downgrades: Regional banks, SBUX and MEDX]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/11/analyst-downgrades-regional-banks-sbux-and-medx/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/11/analyst-downgrades-regional-banks-sbux-and-medx/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/11/analyst-downgrades-regional-banks-sbux-and-medx/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades/" rel="tag">Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/sbux/" rel="tag">Starbucks (SBUX)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/12/fly-logo-(aol).gif" alt="" /></a>MOST NOTEWORTHY:</strong> Regional banks, Starbucks and Medarex were today's noteworthy downgrades:<br />
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    <li>Keefe Bruette downgraded regional banks, including <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cullen-frost-bankers-inc/cfr/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">Cullen/Frost Bankers</a> (NYSE:<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cullen-frost-bankers-inc/cfr/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">CFR)</a> and Susquehanna <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/susquehanna-bancshares-inc-p/susq/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">Bancshares</a> (NASDAQ<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/susquehanna-bancshares-inc-p/susq/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">:SUSQ)</a> to Market Perform from Outperform and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bbandt-corporation/bbt/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">BB&amp;T Corp</a> (NYSE:<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/bbandt-corporation/bbt/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">BB</a>T) to Underperform from Market Perform, on valuation and new economic baseline. <br /></li>
    <li>Goldman downgraded shares of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/starbucks-corporation/sbux/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">Starbucks</a> (NASDAQ:<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/starbucks-corporation/sbux/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">SBUX)</a> to Neutral from Buy on U.S. competition and consumer demand concerns. <br /></li>
    <li>Bear lowered its rating on <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/medarex-inc/medx/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">Medarex</a> (NASDAQ:<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/medarex-inc/medx/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">MEDX) </a>to Peer Perform from Outperform<br /></li>
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<strong>OTHER DOWNGRADES:</strong><br />
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    <li>Morgan Stanley downgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/devry-inc-del/dv/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">DeVry</a> (NYSE:<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/devry-inc-del/dv/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">DV)</a> to Equal Weight from Overweight. <br /></li>
    <li>B. Riley lowered <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/hill-international-inc/hint/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">Hill International </a>(NASDAQ:<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/hill-international-inc/hint/nas?tabs=quotesandnews">HINT</a>) to Neutral from Buy. <br /></li>
    <li>HSBC downgraded Nikon Corp (NINOY) to Underweight from Neutral.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/11/analyst-downgrades-regional-banks-sbux-and-medx/">Analyst downgrades: Regional banks, SBUX and MEDX</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/11/analyst-downgrades-regional-banks-sbux-and-medx/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1060008/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/11/analyst-downgrades-regional-banks-sbux-and-medx/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Analyst downgrades</category><category>AnalystDowngrades</category><category>BBT:SUSQ</category><category>CFR</category><category>DV</category><category>HINT</category><category>Medarex</category><category>MEDX:DrVry</category><category>NINOY</category><category>SBUX</category><category>Starbucks</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Buscemi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
