The new Buffett holdings are below.

American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) was roughly 151.6 million shares, SAME AS last quarter.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) was almost 19 million shares, which appears to be slightly lower but it had been raised before. What matters here is that it remains a substantial holding still.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. (NYSE: CBI) was a NEW POSITION at just over 6.5 million shares worth over $400 million.

Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) was more than 400 million shares due to the stock split of 2012, but this is virtually the SAME AS BEFORE.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is the SAME POSITION at 24.1 million shares, but this is lower than in prior quarters.

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) was the SAME POSITION at 4,333,363 shares.

DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) was a LARGER POSITION and already more than a 10% stake and we recently saw that Berkshire Hathaway had entered into a standstill agreement not to buy more than 25% of the company after already having increased its stake recently. This was listed as 14.97 million shares as of March 31 versus 13.6 million shares before.

Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) was the SAME POSITION at roughly 4 million shares.

DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) was HIGHER YET AGAIN at 37.275 million shares versus almost 34 million shares and that was also higher than before.

Gannett Co. (NYSE: GCI) was the SAME POSITION of 1.74 million shares.

General Electric Corp. (NYSE: GE) is listed as the SAME POSITION at 588,900 shares, but this is still way down from prior reports.

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is the SAME POSITION at 25 million shares, but this was previously up from smaller positions.

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) is the SAME POSITION at 1.51 million shares.

Portfolio managers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler are getting even more entrenched as far as their ability to add to positions. The new Buffett holdings are below.   American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) was roughly 151.6 million shares, SAME AS last quarter.

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) was listed as a NEW POSITION of 5.95 million shares worth some $163.1 million as of the end of 2012.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) appears to be the SAME SIZE at over 19.6 million shares, but that is after gains had been reported in prior quarters.

Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) was more than 400 million shares due to the stock split of 2012, but this is virtually the SAME AS BEFORE.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is the SAME AS BEFORE at 24.1 million shares, but this is lower than in prior quarters.

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) was 4,333,363 shares, SAME AS last quarter.

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DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) was already more than a 10% stake, but a new filing shows that Buffett and various entities own a collective 13.6 million shares for a 13.0% stake. This position has grown and grown and is a LARGER STAKE. This stock has risen and risen while Buffett kept adding the position.

Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) was the SAME AS LAST QUARTER at roughly 4 million shares, but this was previously a new position.

DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is a LARGER POSITION AGAIN at almost 34 million shares versus 29.555 million shares before that and it had grown another quarter before as well.

Gannett Co. (NYSE: GCI) was 1.74 million, SAME AS BEFORE but decreased in prior quarters.

General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) is the SAME AS BEFORE at 3.877 million shares.

General Electric Corp. (NYSE: GE) is listed as THE SAME 588,900 shares, but this is still way down from the 5.008 million shares and 7.777 million shares the two prior quarter.

Portfolio managers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler are getting more and more entrenched as far as their ability to add to positions. It should also be mentioned that Warren Buffett was out for much of the summer for his prostate cancer treatment. While the net dollar amounts were not much different, the number of changes here were very significant.

American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) was roughly 151.6 million shares, SAME AS last quarter.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) was over 19.6 million shares, another gain versus the more than 18.7 million shares last quarter (and versus 5.6 million shares previously, and the 1,793,915 shares even before then).

Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) was more than 400 million shares, which is about double the number of shares before but that is because of the stock split. Treat this as the SAME AS BEFORE.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is lower yet again and this was about 24.1 million shares versus almost 28.9 million shares last quarter, and lower than the 29.1 million shares two quarters ago. See below at the Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) stake.

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) was 4,333,363 shares, SAME AS last quarter.

DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) is now more than a 10% stake and has grown from 9.3 million shares as of June 30, 2012 and higher than the 6 million reported as of March. Furthermore, the stake listed as of 9/30 is irrelevant. Recent filings have shown that Berkshire keeps buying more and more shares on the open market. A filing on 11/13/2012 showed that over the prior few days that some 548,823 shares had been purchased at an average of $112.15 and that the indirect ownership by Berkshire Hathaway was 11,748.045 shares.

Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) was listed as NEW POSITION of about 4 million shares.

DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is a LARGER POSITION again at 29.555 million shares versus 28.4 million shares last time and 22.999 million two quarters ago.

Gannett Co. (NYSE: GCI) was 1.74 million, SAME AS BEFORE but decreased in prior quarters.

General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) is the SAME AS BEFORE at 3.877 million shares after being a new position before.

General Electric Corp. (NYSE: GE) is a MUCH LOWER STAKE at 588,900 shares versus 5.008 million shares last quarter and versus 7.777 million shares the quarter before.

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is a LARGER STAKE at 15 million shares versus 10 million shares last quarter.

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) 1.51 million shares, SAME AS PRIOR QUARTERS.

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) was A LARGER POSITION at over 67.5 million shares, up slightly from 66.63 million shares last quarter and the prior quarter at 64.395 million shares.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was a MUCH LOWER POSITION again at just under 500,000 shares. This is down from 10.33 million shares last quarter and versus about 29 million shares the prior quarter. The peak was way up at 62 million shares.

Kraft Foods (NASDAQ: KRFT) was AGAIN A LOWER POSITION at 40.46 million shares, down from 58.8 million shares last quarter and versus 78 million shares before that.

Lee Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: LEE) was an ALREADY REDUCED down to 1.13 million shares from 3,225,822 shares shown initially. This was one that Buffett had asked for confidentiality treatment on in his newspaper endeavors.

Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ: LMCA) is a the same at 5.5 million shares versus, but that was lifted last quarter from the prior two quarters.

M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) is 5.38+ million shares, SAME AS last quarter.

MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) was 405,000 shares, the SAME AS last quarter but up from two quarters before that.

Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) was 28.4 million; SAME AS last quarter but way down from prior quarters and years.

National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NYSE: NOV) was a LARGER position at 4.18 million shares versus what had been a new position of 2.84 million shares last quarter.

Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) was the SAME AS LAST QUARTER at about 27.1 million shares, but this was a new position last quarter even though it had been telegraphed.

Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE: PCP) was listed as a NEW STAKE of almost 1.25 million shares.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) was 52.8 million shares, LOWER THAN BEFORE and a steady shrinking position in recent quarters from a peak of 96.3 million shares.

Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) was 4.06 million shares; SAME AS before.

Torchmark Corp. (NYSE: TMK) was more than 4.2 million, SAME AS last quarter after having been raised in a prior quarter.

US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) was DOWN AGAIN to 61.2+ million shares from 66 million shares last quarter and about 69 million shares in the prior quarters.

USG Corp. (NYSE: USG) was 17.072 million shares; SAME AS before.

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) was ALMOST ELIMINATED ENTIRELY down to 59,400 shares from 261,900 shares last quarter and versus 1.429 million shares two quarters ago.

Verisk Analytics Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSK) was LOWERED YET AGAIN to 1.563 million shares.

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA) was a LARGER POSITION AGAIN at 7.6+ million shares versus 6.8 million shares last quarter and having been a new position of 1.59 million shares two quarters earlier.

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) was 1.555 million shares, a LOWER POSITION YET AGAIN versus 2.079 million shares last quarter and versus 2.865 million shares previously.

WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC) is a NEW POSITION of about 1.6 million shares but that is less than $100 million.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) was THE SAME STAKE at just over 46.7 million shares.

Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) was over 1.72 million shares; SAME AS before.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) was HIGHER YET AGAIN at over 420 million shares more than 394.3 million shares last quarter. Buffett keeps growing this stake and he telegraphed that he had.

CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) had been smaller before and it has now been eliminated entirely from prior holdings of just over 5.3 million shares and then 7.106 million shares two quarters ago.

Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) was ELIMINATED ENTIRELY from 3.32 million shares last quarter and versus 4.497 million shares before that.

Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) has now been entirely eliminated as we expected. Berkshire was down to on 20,400 shares last quarter versus 636,600 shares in the first quarter.   We would note that the total value of today’s public equity holdings was listed as over $75.3 billion, which is up from $74.32 billion last quarter and virtually the same as the $75.3 billion the prior quarter.

JON C. OGG

The shock is that UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) is going to replace Kraft in the index.

Are we or are we not in the age of health care reform? It is easy to argue that UnitedHealth is really just a financial company. Still, the DJIA already counts Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the DJIA. It also already has The Travelers Companies Inc. (NYSE: TRV) and American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) in the DJIA.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) would have been a far better choice than UnitedHealth. With health care reform, the health care insurance sector is only going to further consolidate. There already have been many mergers, and UnitedHealth itself is the product of many health care insurance roll-ups over the past decade or so.

Investors will claim that they would have preferred to see Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) added to the DJIA. The problem is that the share price is too high for an index that is a price-weighted index.

Today’s news just sounds a bit odd in the age we are living in.

JON C. OGG

At the Barclays Back to School Consumer Conference held in Boston, the company offered the following data:

• Long-Term Targets of 5% to 7% Organic net revenue growth and double-digit operating earnings per share growth on a constant-currency basis
• 2013 outlook of 5% to 7% organic net revenue growth and operating earnings per share of $1.50 to $1.55

What is important to know here is that even if Kraft has been dead money for so much of the past decade, this stock is effectively at an all-time high. It also still yields 2.8% or so in dividend yield terms, and that is above average for many food stocks.

Kraft’s close was up 1.55% at $42.31 and the stock’s new high is $42.44; shares have traded in a range of $31.88 to $42.00 over the last 52-weeks. The old nominal high on Kraft shares was actually $43.95 back in June 3, 2012 but on a dividend-adjusted basis the real price would be more than $10 lower per share on that basis.

JON C. OGG

A review of a chart going back 10 years shows that Kraft might theoretically have strong resistance if shares hit $42.00 or $43.00.

The stock’s prior 52-week high was $41.90 and the high today was $42.00. Analysts still have a consensus price target objective of $44.12, according to Thomson Reuters, and Yahoo! Finance lists Kraft’s new market value at $74.4 billion.

The only real remaining question we have now (outside of that silly future name) is which other public company, or if another, will replace Kraft as one of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average components.

JON C. OGG

The Dow’s biggest losers were Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), down 8.07%; Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), down 3.35%; and Alcoa (NYSE: AA), down 2.71%. HP pulled down PC makers after some negative analyst chatter, while Boeing saw a big order from Qantas canceled. HP and Boeing are up about 0.2% in premarket trading, but Alcoa is 0.4% lower.

Like the Dow and the S&P 500, the Nasdaq closed lower Thursday. Chinese synthetic fabric maker Lizhan Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ: LZEN),  which posted second-quarter results yesterday, saw its share price surge 127.27% to all of $0.25. China BAK Battery Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAK) rose 56.35% to $0.55 per share after it announced it had received an order from a Volkswagen joint venture.

The largest drop on the Nasdaq came from OptimumBank Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OPHC), which fell 18.63% following its report of a second-quarter net loss. Chinese retailer QKL Stores Inc. (NASDAQ: QKLS) fell 15.29%, also following a second-quarter report.

U.S. stock futures are down slightly this morning, and the S&P 500 Index may be headed toward its first weekly decline in almost two months, due to uncertainty over prospects for additional stimulus by the Federal Reserve and concern that European leaders are not making progress in solving the region’s debt crisis.

Portfolio managers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler are still relatively new and those new positions of under $200 million $300 million are likely tied to them.   We have referenced these new holdings to prior quarters as well.

American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) was roughly 151.6 million shares, SAME AS last quarter.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) is HIGHER AGAIN at more than 18.7 million shares versus 5.6 million shares last quarter and higher than the 1,793,915 shares two quarters ago.

CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) is now a SMALLER POSITION at just over 5.3 million shares versus 7.106 million shares last quarter.  What is interesting is that this position is not an old one and is rather new.

Coca Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) was right at 200 million shares, SAME AS BEFORE yet again.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is a tad lower at almost 28.9 million shares, and that is lower than the roughly 29.1 million shares previously reported.  See below at the Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) stake.

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) 4,333,363 shares, SAME AS last quarter.

Da Vita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) is now 9.3 million shares, HIGHER THAN the 6 million reported last quarter.

DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is a LARGER POSITION again at 28.4 million shares or so, up from 22.999 million last quarter and versus 20.348 million shares a quarter before that.

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is 3.32 million shares, LOWER THAN the 3.63 million shares last quarter and lower than the 4.497 million shares before that.

Gannett Co. (NYSE: GCI) was 1.74 million, SAME AS BEFORE but decreased in prior quarters.

General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is the SAME AS BEFORE at 3.877 million shares after being a new position before.

General Electric Corp. (NYSE: GE) is a LOWER STAKE at 5.008 million shares versus 7.777 million shares the quarter before.

General Motors (NYSE: GM) is THE SAME at 10 million shares after having been a new stake last quarter.

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) 1.51 million shares, SAME AS PRIOR QUARTERS.

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) was A LARGER POSITION at 66.63 million shares versus 64.395 million shares the quarter before.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was a MUCH LOWER POSITION of 10.33 million shares versus about 29 million shares the prior quarter. The peak was way up at 62 million shares or so at one point in prior quarters.

Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) was AGAIN A LOWER POSITION at about 58.8 million shares versus 78 million shares before and it had been lightened up prior to that as well.

Lee Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: LEE) was a NEW POSITION of 3,225,822 shares, but this was one that Buffett had asked for confidentiality treatment on in his newspaper endeavors.  This should have been known for the most part.

Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA) is a LARGER POSITION YET AGAIN at 5.5 million shares versus 3 million shares last quarter and versus 1.7 million shares the quarter before that.

M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB) is 5.38+ million shares, SAME AS last quarter.

MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) was 405,000 shares, the SAME AS last quarter but up from two quarters before that.

Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) was 28.4 million; SAME AS last quarter but way down from prior quarters and years.

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV) was a NEW POSITION  of 2.84 million shares worth under $200 million at the end of the quarter.

Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) was a NEW POSITION of about 27.1 million shares, but we would advise that this had been telegraphed last month and should not be considered new even if it is fairly large stake after the spin-off.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) was 59.6 million shares, a LOWER POSITION AGAIN versus 73.2+ million last quarter and versus 76.7 million shares a quarter before.  This is down from a peak of 96.3 million shares in prior quarters.

Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) was 4.06 million shares; SAME AS before.

Torchmark Corp. (NYSE: TMK) was more than 4.2 million, SAME AS last quarter after having been raised in a prior quarter.

US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) was DOWN SLIGHTLY to 66 million shares versus about 69 million shares in the prior quarters.

USG Corp. (NYSE: USG) was 17.072 million shares; SAME AS before.

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) was a LOWERED POSITION to 261,900 shares versus 1.429 million shares last quarter.

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSK) 1.871 million shares, LOWER AGAIN versus 2.23 million shares last quarter and lower than the 3.445 million shares one quarter earlier.

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA) was a LARGER POSITION at 6.8 million shares after having been a new position of 1.59 million shares one quarter earlier.

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) was a LOWER POSITION at 2.079 million shares versus 2.865 million shares previously.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) was THE SAME STAKE at just over 46.7 million shares, but that was grown in the last quarter.

Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) was over 1.72 million shares; SAME AS before.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) was GROWN YET AGAIN to more than 394.3 million versus more than 383 million shares last quarter. Buffett keeps buying Wells Fargo shares.

Comdisco Holdings (NASDAQ: CDCO) HAS BEEN ELIMINATED after having been roughly 1.5 million shares in prior quarters.

Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) was ALMOST ELIMINATED ENTIRELY down to on 20,400 shares versus 636,600 shares last quarter.

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) was no longer listed as a position after having been 7.745 million shares last quarter and versus 11.495 million shares the quarter before that.

We would note that the total value of today’s public equity holdings was listed as over $74.32 billion versus about $75.3 billion the prior quarter.  This report is also missing the phrase “Confidential information has been omitted…” in this filing.

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The US dollar index fell today, now down -0.11% at 82.287. The GSCI commodity index rose by about 2.7% to 647.65, with commodities prices mostly lower today. WTI crude oil rose 0.9% today, closing at $92.20/barrel. Brent crude trades up 0.61% at $109.60/barrel. Natural gas is up 1.3% today to $2.914/thousand cubic feet. Gold settled at $1,616.20/ounce, up 0.4% for the day.

The unofficial closing bells put the DJIA up more than 24 points to 13,120.54 (0.19%), the NASDAQ rose about 22 points (0.74%) to 2,989.91, and the S&P 500 rose 0.24% or more than 3 points to 1,394.31.

There were several analyst upgrades and downgrades today, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) raised to ‘buy’ with a target price of $83 at Stifel Nicolaus; Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) cut to ‘underperform’ at FBR; Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) raised to ‘buy’ at Jefferies; American Water Works Co. Inc. (NYSE: AWK) raised to ‘outperform’ at Baird; and Beazer USA Homes Inc. (NYSE: BZH) raised to ‘market perform’ at Wells Fargo.

Earnings reports since markets closed last Friday have led to some price changes as of the last half hour of trading today: Alexander’s Inc. (NYSE: ALX) is up 1.3% at $440.00; American States Water Co. (NYSE: AWR) is up 1% at $41.86 after posting a new 52-week high of $42.90 earlier today; Changyou.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: CYOU) is up 18.6% at $22.98 (more coverage here); FreightCar America Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) is down -9.1% at $19.07 (more coverage here); HCA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HCA) is down 4.2% at $25.49 (more coverage here); MakeMyTrip Ltd. (NASDAQ: MMYT) is up 7.9% at $17.44; Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) is up 19.8% at $41.57; and Youku Inc. (NYSE: YOKU) is up 10.6% at $18.10 (more coverage here).

After markets close today we’re scheduled to hear from Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), Broadsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: BSFT), Ceasars Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ: CZR), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE), Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP), McDermott International Inc. (NYSE: MDR), and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO).

Before markets open on Monday we are scheduled to get earnings results from Amerigas Partners L.P. (NYSE: APU), Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. (NASDAQ: CRZO), Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. (NYSE: CDE), MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP), Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID), Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC), and Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS).

Some standouts from today include the following stocks:

Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) is down -22.4% at $3.14. The financial services firm will issue 267 million 2% convertible preferred shares. More coverage here.

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is up 12.7% at $19.89. The consumer electronics retailer got a $9 billion buyout offer from its founder. More coverage here.

Vringo Inc. (NYSEMKT: VRNG) is up 22.6% at $3.83. The intellectual property firm settled a patent dispute with Aol Inc. (NYSE: AOL). More coverage here.

Stay tuned for Tuesday. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is giving a speech. We have noted the following events on the schedule (all times Eastern):

• 11:30 a.m. – 4-week bill auction
• 1:00 p.m. – 3-year note auction
• 3:00 p.m. – Consumer credit data

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American Water Works Company Inc. (NYSE: AWK) raised to Outperform at Baird.

Apollo Residential Mortgage Inc. (NYSE: AMTG) started as Market Outperform at JMP Securities.

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) cut to Underperform at FBR.

Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH) raised to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) cut to Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets.

Crexus Investment Corp. (NYSE: CXS) raised to Market Perform at FBR.

CryoLife Inc. (NYSE: CRY) cut to Hold at Benchmark.

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Kraft Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: KFT) raised to Buy at Jefferies.

Loews Corp. (NYSE: L) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Progressive Corp. (NYSE: PGR) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF) raised to Buy at BofA/ML.

TICC Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: TICC) named Value Stock of the Day at Zacks.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) Raised to Buy with $83 target at Stifel Nicolaus.

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