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 Hoku Scientific        Broadpoint        Raises to buy from
neutral
 (HOKU.O)
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 ------------ Idearc Inc IAR.N     Wachovia          Raises
to market perform from                                         
underperform, reports                                         
theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Ingram Micro (IM.N)    Raymond James     Cuts
price target to $20 from $23.50;
        rating strong buy
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 ------------ Intrepid Potash        BMO               Cuts
price target to $71 from $80;  (IPI.N)
     rating outperform
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 ------------ Innophos Holdings      BB&T Capital      Starts
with buy; price target of $42
 (IPHS.O)
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 ----------- IAC Interactivecorp    RBC               Raises to
outperform from
 IACID.O                                sector perform
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 ------------ Investment Technology  KBW               Raises
to outperform from market  Group (ITG.N)                       
 
 perform, reports theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Kendle International   Wachovia          Resumes
coverage with outperform
 (KNDL.O)                                 rating
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 ------------ Kinross Gold (KGC.N)   Scotia Capital    Cuts
price target to $25.00 from
   $29.00; rating sector perform
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 ------------ Medicis                Deutsche bank     Cuts
price target to $25 from $31;  pharmaceutical (MRX.N)
     rating buy
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 ------------ Mirant Corp (MIR.N)    Lehman            cuts
price target to $29 from $35;
     rating equal weight
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 ------------ Nara Bancorp Inc       KBW               Cuts to
market perform from outperform,
 (NARA.O)                                 reports
theflyonthewall.com
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 ----------- NRG Energy (NRG.N)     Lehman            Cuts
price target to $41 from $55;                                  
 
  rating overweight
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 ------------ Novatel Wireless       Avondale          Raises
to market perform from market
 (NVTL.O)               Partners          underperform
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 ------------ Ormat Technologies     Lehman            Cuts
price target to $$47 from $52;  (ORA.N)
      keeps equal weight rating
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 ------------ Palm Inc (PALM.O)      RBC               Raises
price target to $8 from $5;
   rating sector perform
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 ------------ Parkvale Financial     Janney            Cuts to
neutral from buy
 (PVSA.O)               Montgomery Scott
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 ------------ Pharmaceutical Product Wachovia          Starts
coverage with outperform  Development (PPDI.O)                
rating
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 ------------ Penske Automotive      Wachovia          Cuts to
market perform from outperform
 (PAG.N)
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 ------------ Perrigo Co (PRGO.O)    Credit Suisse     Raises
to outperform from neutral,                                    
 
reports theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Petsmart (PETM.O)      UBS               Raises
price target to $28 from $23;
     rating neutral
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 ------------ Preferred Bank         Sandler O'Neill   Raises
to buy
 (PFBC.O)
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 ------------ Priceline.com          Merrill Lynch     Cuts
price target to $119 from $141 -  (PCLN.O)
        theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Quality Systems        Jefferies         Cuts to
hold from buy, reports    
 (QSII.O)                                 theflyonthewall.com
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 ----------- Rackspace Hosting      Jefferies         Starts
with buy rating; 
 (RAX.N)                                  $13 price target
                     RBC               Starts with
outperform rating; $12                                        
 price target
                     Cowen             Starts with
outperform rating
                     Credit Suisse     Starts with
outperform rating and                                         
target price of $13
                     WR Hambrecht      Starts with hold
rating;                                           price target
of $10
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 ------------ Saks Inc (SKS.N)      JP Morgan          Starts
with underweight rating
 [nBNG133840]
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 ------------ Spirit Aerosystems    UBS                Cuts
price target to $26 from $29;  (SPR.N)
     rating buy
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 ------------ Steris (STE.N)        Natixis            Raises
price target to $42 from $39;
     rating buy
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 ----------- Susquehanna           Sandler O'Neill    Cuts to
sell from hold on valuation
 Bancshares (SUSQ.O)
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 ------------ Take Two Interactive  UBS                Cuts
price target to $18 from $28;  Software (TTWO.O)
     rating neutral
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 ------------ Travelers Co (TRV.N)  Goldman Sachs      Raises
to buy from neutral, reports                                   
 theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Tupperware Brands     JP Morgan          Cuts to
neutral from overweight   
 (TUP.N)
                    S&P Equity         Raises to buy from
hold
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 ------------ Verasun Energy        Oppenheimer        Cuts to
perform from outperform,  VSE.N                             
reports theflyonthewall.com                           Credit
Suisse      Cuts Price target to $4 from $5
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 ------------ VMware (VMW.N)        Jefferies          Cuts
price target to $30 from $40;
     rating hold
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 ------------ Zoltek (ZOLT.O)       RBC                Cuts
price target to $13 from $15;
     rating underperform
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 ------------ U.S. Power Sector     Lehman             Cuts to
neutral from positive
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 ------------ ((Compiled by Arup Roychoudhury; Bangalore
Equities Newsdesk +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223
8780)) 

 

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