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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst calls: XLNX, STLD, ICE, NYX, MT, JOYG, CME, LLL, AAPL, ENR ...]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/12/18/analyst-calls-xlnx-stld-ice-nyx-mt-joyg-cme-lll-aapl-e/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/12/18/analyst-calls-xlnx-stld-ice-nyx-mt-joyg-cme-lll-aapl-e/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/12/18/analyst-calls-xlnx-stld-ice-nyx-mt-joyg-cme-lll-aapl-e/#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/aapl/" rel="tag">Apple Inc (AAPL)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/cme/" rel="tag">Chicago Merc Exch Hld'A' (CME)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/nyx/" rel="tag">NYSE Euronext (NYX)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-initiations/" rel="tag">Analyst Initiations</a></p><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL "><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/12/fly-logo-(aol).gif" /></a><strong>Analyst upgrades:</strong>
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    <li>Jefferies upgraded Xilinx (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/xilinx-inc/xlnx/nas">XLNX</a>) to Buy from Hold and raised its target to $22 from $17 on valuation and the company's "diversified" business. <br /></li>
    <li>Barclays expects Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/steel-dynamics-incorporated/stld/nas">STLD</a>) to outperform in Q1 as investors become more comfortable with the company's balance sheet. Shares were upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight. <br /></li>
    <li>Keefe Bruyette upgraded Asset Acceptance (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/asset-acceptance-capital-corp/aacc/nas">AACC</a>) to Market Perform from Underperform on valuation but lowered their target to $6 from $8.</li>
    <li>Blackrock (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/blackrock-inc/blk/nys">BLK</a>) and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/intercontinentalexchange-inc/ice/nys">ICE</a>) were added to Goldman's Conviction Buy List. <br /></li>
    <li>Lattice (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/lattice-semiconductor-corporation/lscc/nas">LSCC</a>) was upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley.</li>
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<strong>Analyst downgrades:</strong><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/12/18/analyst-calls-xlnx-stld-ice-nyx-mt-joyg-cme-lll-aapl-e/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Analyst calls: XLNX, STLD, ICE, NYX, MT, JOYG, CME, LLL, AAPL, ENR ...</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/12/18/analyst-calls-xlnx-stld-ice-nyx-mt-joyg-cme-lll-aapl-e/">Analyst calls: XLNX, STLD, ICE, NYX, MT, JOYG, CME, LLL, AAPL, ENR ...</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:41:00 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/2008/12/18/analyst-calls-xlnx-stld-ice-nyx-mt-joyg-cme-lll-aapl-e/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1405407/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/12/18/analyst-calls-xlnx-stld-ice-nyx-mt-joyg-cme-lll-aapl-e/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aacc</category><category>blk</category><category>clnx</category><category>ice</category><category>lll</category><category>lscc</category><category>mt</category><category>stld</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Buscemi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:41:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
