"I have four Hurricane Season stock picks -- two bullish, two bearish -- to play this summer's potentially wild weather," says Sean Broderick in his Uncommon Wisdom advisory.

"Last year's stormy weather spawned 16 named storms, which was higher than the long-term average of about 10 tropical storms and six hurricanes per year in a typical Atlantic hurricane season.

"The major hurricane forecasters have now made their predictions, and it's for a 'moderate' hurricane season. That's good news for America's oil and gas industry.

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Hurricane plays: Winners and losers originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Tetra Technologies (TTI) earnings drag stock 26% lower originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• First Albany upgraded shares of Joseph A. Bank Clothiers (NASDAQ: JOSB) to Neutral from Sell, following the Q1 upside and indications that Q2 is off to a strong start.

• Kaufman Brothers raised Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) to Hold from Sell with an $18 target following the release of Q2 results, saying they see evidence the company is stabilizing. JP Morgan also upgraded TTWO shares to Overweight from Neutral, as the company considers shares attractive ahead of the Grand Theft Auto IV launch in October.

• Goldman added McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) to their Americas Conviction Buy List citing expectations for upward earnings revisions.

• ThinkEquity upgraded shares of RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD) to Buy from Source of Funds based on valuation.

• Goldman Sachs raised Berry Petroleum Co (NYSE: BRY) and Pier 1 Imports, Inc (NYSE: PIR) to Buy from Neutral.

• JDS Uniphase Corp (NASDAQ: JDSU) was raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Bernstein.

• Matrix USA upgraded shares of Tetra Technologies, Inc (NYSE: TTI) to Buy from Hold.

Analyst upgrades 6-12-07: JDSU, MCD, PIR and TTWO originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• Citigroup upgraded shares of Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) on valuation as they believe the recent weakness has brought shares to an attractive level.

• Merrill Lynch upgraded shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Co 'A' (NYSE: ANF), as the firm does not believe the stock's current valuation reflects the company's growth opportunities; additionally, the firm sees significant growth opportunities at the Hollister brand and expects free cash flow growth in 2007.

• Goldman Sachs upgraded Wellpoint Inc (NYSE: WLP) to Buy from Neutral, believing the company is better positioned in comparison to their peers to weather increasing price competition.

• Matrix USA upgraded TETRA Technologies (NYSE: TTI) to Buy from Hold, as Tetra continues to invest in expanding its well abandonment and decommissioning services in order to meet growing long-term demand forecasts, and its fluid division continues to benefit from higher bromine selling prices.

• JP Morgan added Outperform rated DivX Inc (NASDAQ: DIVX) to their Focus List.

• UBS upgraded Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) to Buy from Neutral.

Analyst upgrades 1-5-07: Abercrombie gets a boost originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.