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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst upgrades: GE, X, ABT, FNM, FRE and MITI]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/03/20/analyst-upgrades-abt-fnm-fre-and-miti/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/03/20/analyst-upgrades-abt-fnm-fre-and-miti/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/03/20/analyst-upgrades-abt-fnm-fre-and-miti/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-reports/" rel="tag">Analyst Reports</a>, <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/ge/" rel="tag">General Electric (GE)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/abt/" rel="tag">Abbott Laboratories (ABT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/fnm/" rel="tag">Federal Natl Mtge (FNM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/x/" rel="tag">U.S. Steel (X)</a></p><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/03/fly-logo-(aol).gif" /></a><strong>MOST NOTEWORTHY:</strong> Abbott Lab, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Micromet were today's noteworthy upgrades:<br />
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    <li> Wachovia upgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/abbott-laboratories/abt/nys">Abbott Lab</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/abbott-laboratories/abt/nys">ABT</a>) to Outperform from Market Perform as they believe their earlier concerns have been addressed. Past concerns included the potential for a negative outcome from the FDA panel on Xience and slowing prescription growth of lead drug Humira. <br /></li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-national-mortgage-association/fnm/nys">Fannie Mae</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-national-mortgage-association/fnm/nys">FNM</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation/fre/nys">Freddie Mac</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/federal-home-loan-mortgage-corporation/fre/nys">FRE</a>) were raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette citing recent government actions to stabilize the mortgage markets. <br /></li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/micromet-inc/miti/nas">Micromet</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/micromet-inc/miti/nas">MITI</a>) was upgraded at RBC Capital to Outperform from Sector Perform as they expect positive data for its lead candidate, MT103, by year-end.</li>
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<strong>OTHER UPGRADES:</strong><br />
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    <li> ThinkEquity raised <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/atheros-communications-inc/athr/nas">Atheros Comm</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/atheros-communications-inc/athr/nas">ATHR</a>) to Buy from Accumulate. <br /></li>
    <li>Goldman upgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/united-states-steel-corporation/x/nys">US Steel</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/united-states-steel-corporation/x/nys">X</a>) to Buy from Neutral. <br /></li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-electric-company/ge/nys">General Electric</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/general-electric-company/ge/nys">GE</a>) was upgraded at Merrill to Buy from Neutral.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/03/20/analyst-upgrades-abt-fnm-fre-and-miti/">Analyst upgrades: GE, X, ABT, FNM, FRE and MITI</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:52:00 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/2008/03/20/analyst-upgrades-abt-fnm-fre-and-miti/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1144995/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/03/20/analyst-upgrades-abt-fnm-fre-and-miti/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>abbott</category><category>abt</category><category>analyst</category><category>atheros</category><category>athr</category><category>fannie mae</category><category>FannieMae</category><category>fnm</category><category>fre</category><category>freddie mac</category><category>FreddieMac</category><category>ge</category><category>general electric</category><category>GeneralElectric</category><category>inthenews</category><category>micronet</category><category>miti</category><category>upgrade</category><category>us steel</category><category>UsSteel</category><category>x</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Buscemi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:52:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
