Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AXP, CME, GLW, DF, DNDN, DB, EXPE, KR, NEE, SOL, SAFM, TSN, VIP)

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published

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These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.

American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
CME Group Inc.(NYSE: CME) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) Started as Overweight at HSBC.
Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) Raised to Hold from Sell at S&P Equity Research (late yesterday call).
Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) Started as Buy at BofA/ML (expanded details).
Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) Raised to Buy at UBS.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) Started as Buy at Auriga.
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
VimpelCom Ltd. (NYSE: VIP) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

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JON C. OGG

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.

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