Analyst Upgrades

• Air Products (APD) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
• Zimmer (ZMH) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
• SunPower (SPWRA) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
• Brocade (BRCD) to buy from hold at Wunderlich and at ThinkEquity.
• Duke Energy (DUK) to neutral from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
• NewStar Financial (NEWS) to outperform from market perform at Keefe Bruyette.
• Hormel Foods (HRL) to hold from sell at Soleil.
• Inspire Pharma (ISPH) to hold from sell at Duncan-Williams.
• Alnylam (ALNY) to buy from neutral at Roth Capital.
• Weight Watchers (WTW) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
• Raytheon (RTN) and Toreador Resources (TRGL) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.

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Analyst Upgrades

• Intel (INTC) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight and Autodesk (ADSK) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
• Citigroup upgraded Blackrock (BLK) to buy from hold.
• 99c Only Stores (NDN) was upgraded to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
• PetSmart (PETM) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
• Piper Jaffray upgraded Ruth's Hospitality (RUTH) and Morton's Restaurant (MRT) to overweight from neutral.
• BioMed Realty (BMR) was upgraded to market perform from underperform at FBR Capital.
• Wells Fargo upgraded Piedmont (PDM) to market perform from underperform.

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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Micrus Endovascular and Acorda Therapeutics were today's noteworthy initiations:

• Jefferies expects the quality gap between Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) and its peers will become more apparent in a weakening consumer environment. The firm started shares with a Buy rating and $110 target.
  
• Micrus Endovascular (NASDAQ: MEND) was initiated with an Outperform rating and $20 target at Barrington, citing the company's strong product line, improving salesforce, leading market share position and their expectation for continued strong transition from clipping to coiling.
  
• Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACOR) was assumed with an Overweight rating at JP Morgan, as they believe the company's Fampridine-SR for multiple sclerosis is a $500M + opportunity

OTHER INITIATIONS:

• Stanford initiated Mariner Energy (NYSE: ME) with a Buy rating and $35 target.
  
• Deutsche Bank assumed Liberty Entertainment (NASDAQ: LMDIA) with a Buy rating and $29 target.
  
• EnerNoc (NASDAQ: ENOC) was initiated with a Neutral rating at Broadpoint.

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MOST NOTEWORTHY:

• UBS upgraded shares of Banco Santander (NYSE: STD) to Buy from Neutral as they expect the acquisition of ABN Amro Holding NV (NYSE: ABN) assets in Brazil and Italy to boost earnings in 2008 and 2009.
  
• Friedman Billings added Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACOR) to its Top Picks List, as they have confidence in fampridine-SR's safety profile.
  
• Agrium (NYSE: AGU) was upgraded to Sector Outperformer from Sector Performer at CIBC on valuation, as they believe the outlook for wholesale and retail is robust with all three nutrients at historical high levels.
• Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS, citing likely further FED cuts, benefits from recent secondary, and BVPS growth.
  
• RBC Capital upgraded shares of ImmunoGen (NASDAQ: IMGN) to Outperform from Sector Perform based on valuation, growing pipeline, valuable technology platform, and potential as an acquisition candidate.

• Soleil upgraded ExpressJet Holdings (NYSE: XJT) to Hold from Sell.
  
• Goldman upgraded Assurant (NYSE: AIZ) to Buy from Neutral.
  
• Merill upgraded Forest Labs (NYSE: FRX) to Buy from Neutral.
  
• Citigroup upgraded Domtar (NYSE: UFS) to Buy from Hold.

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MOST NOTEWORTHY:

• UBS upgraded US Airways (NYSE: LCC) to Neutral from Reduce based on valuation.

• Cigna Corp (NYSE: CI) was upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Banc of America to reflect the company's market share gains and share buybacks.

• Banc of America also raised Gentex Corp (NASDAQ: GNTX) to Buy from Neutral to reflect increased penetration of the company's new rear-camera display product.

• Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of China Life Insurance (NYSE: LFC) to Hold from Sell on valuation and the continued strong equity markets...

• Morgan Stanley raised DirecTV Group (NYSE: DTV) to Overweight from Equal Weight.

• Citigroup upgraded Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) to Buy from Hold.

• Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACOR) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Banc of America.

• Merrill Lynch raised Citadel Broadcasting Corp's (NYSE: CDL) rating to Buy from Neutral.

• CyberSource Corp (NASDAQ: CYBS) was upgraded to Buy from Accumulate at ThinkEquity.

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• Morgan Joseph started Acorda Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ACOR) with a Sell rating and $15 target citing seizure rates for Fampridine-SR and limited efficacy for its rating.

• Coach, Inc (NYSE: COH) was started at Soleil with a Buy rating and $58 target; the firm believes continuing market share gains should create a long-term EPS growth rate of 23%.

• Morgan Stanley initiated Time Warner Cable (OTC: TWCA) with an Equal Weight rating.

• Raymond James started Legacy Reserves LP (NASDAQ: LGCY) with an Outperform rating and $27 target.

• Wedbush initiated Avaya Inc (NYSE: AV) with a Hold rating and $14 target.

• Nollenberger initiated Rudolph Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: RTEC) with a Buy rating and $26 target, citing valuation.

• Precision Drilling Trust (NYSE: PDS) was initiated at CIBC with a Sector Performer rating.

• Lehman Brothers started Polo Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE: RL) with an Overweight rating and $100 target.

• Bank of America reinstated The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) with a Neutral rating and $33 target.

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