Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) was raised to Hold from Underperform at Jefferies.

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (NYSE: GSK) was raised to Buy from Hold at Jefferies.

Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE: JCI) was raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo.

Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI) was raised to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse.

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Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) was raised to Buy from Hold with $54 price target at Jefferies.

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) was raised to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank.

PSEG Co. (NYSE: PEG) was raised to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse.

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Qiwi PLC (NASDAQ: QIWI) was started as Outperform at Credit Suisse and started as Outperform at William Blair.

W.R. Grace (NYSE: GRA) was put on the Conviction Buy List with a $105 price target at Goldman Sachs.

The quiet period for Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) ended and the analysts were mixed to positive: started as Neutral at Credit Suisse, started as Hold at Deutsche Bank, started as Overweight at Evercore Partners and started as Buy at Nomura.

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American Water Works Co. Inc. (NYSE: AWK) cut to Neutral at Citigroup.

Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) started as Overweight at Piper Jaffray.

Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG) raised to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank, cut to Hold at Canaccord Genuity and cut to Underperform at Raymond James.

Clean Harbors Inc. (NYSE: CLH) raised to Outperform at Baird.

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) named Bull of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.

Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI) named Bear of the Day as smartphones are eating up its peripheral sales, according to Zacks Investment Research.

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX) raised to Outperform at JMP Securities.

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs (full note).

Nanometrics Inc. (NASDAQ: NANO) started as Buy with $20 target at Canaccord Genuity.

New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: NYCB) raised to Outperform at KBW.

SAP A.G. (NYSE: SAP) raised to Overweight at HSBC.

SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) cut to Underperform at BMO.

UBS sees enterprise storage changing the landscape of traditional drives and storage ahead.

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Comerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA) cut to Underperform at Bernstein.

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has taken three analyst downgrades this morning, and one boutique upgrade (FULL NOTE).

Fusion-io Inc. (NYSE: FIO) is down handily after earnings but was raised to Buy from Hold at Lazard. J.P. Morgan cut the rating to Neutral from Overweight and Credit Suisse cut the rating to Neutral from Outperform.

Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) cut to Neutral at UBS and cut to Hold at Soc-Gen.

JDS Uniphase Corp. (NASDAQ: JDSU) raised to Buy at Needham.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) reiterated Buy and raised target by $6 to $98 at Argus.

Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) reiterated Buy and raised target price to $83 at Canaccord Genuity.

Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse; S&P Equity Research cut RIM to Sell late Wednesday afternoon after the BB10 release.

Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF) cut to Underperform at Bernstein and cut to Neutral at Baird.

Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) cut to Underweight at Barclays.

Smithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) reiterated Buy and raised target by $8 to $100 at Argus.

Deutsche Bank has raised its targets and estimates on many health care facility and hospital stocks around Obamacare now.

Well-known analyst Dick Bove is at a new firm and he has called this week for 30% upside in the major bank stocks.

The U.S. dollar index rose 0.35% today, now at 79.763. The GSCI commodity index is up 0.9% at 655.19, with commodities prices mixed today. WTI crude oil closed down 0.9% today, at $93.28 a barrel. Brent crude trades down about 1.4% at $110.32 a barrel. Natural gas is up 2.1% today at about $3.44 per million BTUs. Gold settled up 0.9% today at $1,683.90 an ounce.

The unofficial closing bells put the DJIA up more than 27 points to 13,534.43 (0.20%), the NASDAQ fell nearly 7 points (-0.22%) to 3,110.78, and the S&P 500 rose 0.11% or nearly 2 points to 1,472.34.

There were a several analyst upgrades and downgrades today, including American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) cut to ‘underweight’ at J.P. Morgan; Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) raised to ‘buy’ with a price target of $50 at Argus; Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) cut to ‘neutral’ at boutique firm Monnes Crespi Hardt; ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) cut to ‘equal weight’ at Morgan Stanley; and Logitech International SA (NASDAQ: LOGI) cut to ‘underperform’ at Credit Suisse.

Earnings reports since markets closed last night resulted in several price moves today, including these: Consolidated Edison Inc. (NYSE: ED) is down 0.8% at $55.28; Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: FRX) is up 0.5% at $37.77 (more coverage here); and Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) is down 0.7% at $40.76 (more coverage here).

Before markets open tomorrow morning we are scheduled to hear from Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), Comerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), The Wendy’s Co. (NASDAQ: WEN), and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB).

Some standouts from today include the following stocks:

Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) is up 23.5% today at $17.37. The specialty retail raised its fourth quarter and full fiscal year forecasts this morning well above earlier estimates.

Majesco Entertainment Co. (NASDAQ: COOL) is down 29.7% at $0.74 after posting a new 52-week low of $0.67 earlier today. The video game maker posted dismal quarterly results last night and guided for more to come.

Big Five Sporting Goods Corp. (NASDAQ: BGFV)) is up 11.8% at $14.57 after posting a new 52-week high of $14.74 earlier today. The sporting goods retailer posted very good fourth quarter and fiscal year results and boosted earnings projections for both.

Stay tuned for Wednesday. Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota, and Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher are giving speeches. We have also noted the following events on the schedule (all times Eastern):

• 7:00 a.m. – Mortgage Bankers Association purchase applications
• 8:30 a.m. – Consumer price index
• 9:00 a.m. – Treasury International Capital (TIC) data
• 9:15 a.m. – Industrial production
• 10:00 a.m. – Housing market index
• 10:30 a.m. – EIA weekly petroleum status report
• 2:00 p.m. – Federal Reserve Beige Book

AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) cut to Neutral at Stern Agee.

American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) cut to Underweight at J.P. Morgan.

Apollo Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: AINV) cut to Neutral at J.P. Morgan.

ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.

Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) cut to Neutral at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

Celgene Corp. (NASDAQ: CELG) raised to Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) raised to Outperform at BNP-Paribas.

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) cut to Neutral at boutique firm Monnes Crespi Hardt.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) raised to Buy with $50 target at Argus.

Infosys Ltd. (NYSE: INFY) raised to Buy at UBS.

Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI) cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (NYSE: LYG) raised to Neutral at J.P. Morgan.

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Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX) raised to Buy at UBS.

Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) started as Buy at Lazard.

PDL BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: PDLI) cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.

Pharmacyclics Inc. (NASDAQ: PCYC) started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.

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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) cut to Hold at Jefferies.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (NYSE: RBS) raised to Overweight at J.P. Morgan.

United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) cut to Neutral at J.P. Morgan.

US Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) cut to Neutral at J.P. Morgan.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTX) cut to Neutral at Lazard.

ViroPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: VPHM) raised to Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) maintained Underperform and named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

With shares of Apple fighting to hold $500, here is how much dead air exists in the stock if the price really starts to break under $500.

Users can buy or rent content directly through Google Play on their TVs. Any existing purchases made through other platforms will be imported when users connect their Google accounts. Users can also find titles through a TV & Movies app, which provides recommendations for shows and movies available on live TV, as well as other apps such as those from Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google Play.

“Google Play gives you one place to find, enjoy and share your favorite entertainment with millions of songs and thousands of movies and TV shows for sale, and adds to the millions of entertainment options available for you on Google TV,” the company said.

Google TV launched in 2010 as a service co-developed by Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) and Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI). The service spread beyond the United States in June, starting with the United Kingdom, followed by Canada, Australia, France and elsewhere.

These features have long been available on Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple TV. And Amazon Instant Prime recently brought video purchases and rentals to the devices on which it is available.

Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Reiterated Buy with a target price of $55 at Argus.

Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup.

Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) Maintained Underperform and cut estimates at Jefferies.

Allscripts Healthcare (NASDAQ: MDRX) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse; Cut to Equal-weight at Barclays.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML; Raised to Buy at Nomura; Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs; Maintained Hold but raised target to $230 at Canaccord Genuity.

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (NASDAQ: AMCC) Cut to Hold at Wunderlich.

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Maintained Neutral but target cut at Credit Suisse.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Constant Contact (NASDAQ: CTCT) Cut to Neutral at Janney; Cut to Market Perform William Blair.

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NASDAQ: DECK) Cut to Hold at Jefferies; Cut to Hold at Canaccord Genuity.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $48 from $40 at Argus.

Logitech International (NASDAQ: LOGI) Raised to Outperform at BNP Paribas.

MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) Cut to Hold at Argus; Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank; Cut to Hold at Canaccord Genuity.

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $94 from $88 at Argus.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.

Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.

Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.

Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) Raised to Neutral at BofA/ML; Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan; Maintained Hold but cut target to $13 from $15 at Canaccord Genuity.

AAR Corporation (NYSE: AIR) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

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Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) is down 5.5% this morning at $36.60 on over 100,000 shares.  The media and content accelerator beat earnings estimates even though earnings were down 15%.  Despite a revenue gain, the company announced that its CEO would step down from the company by the end of 2013.

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) rose 11% ahead of the close to $23.09 today, but shares are up another 8% or so on over 500,000 shares since the market closed after reporting revenues and earnings ahead of estimates.  This will mark a 52-week high.

Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) beat earnings and raised guidance; the stock was up 6.5% last night and shares are now up 8.3% at $23.09 on almost 50,000 shares.

Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) had a 32% earnings gain is being trumped with an outlook that is not as robust as investors were hoping.  Shares were down over 8% last night but the stock is down only about 4.5% at $21.04 this morning.

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) is trading up almost 8% at $16.20 and we have seen almost 500,000 shares trade hands.  There is a rumor of a buyout or of some sort of deal involving the company but details are not that clear as of yet.

Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX) won on an earnings gain yet again and shares were up 7.6% last night; now shares are up 8.5% at $162.21 and that is a new 52-week high above $161.56 if it holds.

Heartware International, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTWR) is up over 15% at $80.10 on more than 100,000 shares; the company received a favorable FDA Advisory Committee vote for its Ventricular Assist System to bridge  transplant for patients with end-stage heart failure.

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) claimed a record year in total tax clients the company is shedding some 350 jobs and is shutting some 250 stores in order to save money.  Shares were down over 10% last night and are now down 13.9% at $14.41 pre-market.

Logitech International SA (NASDAQ: LOGI) reported earnings, but this is up because of a change made in its executive management in what investors will hope is a solid turnaround.  Shares are up over 13% at $8.85 in thin pre-market trading.

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) issued guidance that appears to be above expectations and shares are continuing their surge.  This is up almost 13% on almost 200,000 shares pre-market.

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (NYSE: SKX) is up 16% at $17.34 in thin pre-market trading despite a huge drop in sales and despite a loss as the cleaning out of inventory and restructuring is taking hold with pairs sold on the rise.

Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ: STMP) is up 11.3% at $31.50 in thin volume pre-market after it grew handily:  27% in its core PC postage revenues and up 41% in non-GAAP earnings per share.

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TQNT) rose over 7% yesterday as an Apple-winner, but shares are down huge as guidance fell short of estimates.  Maybe Apple drove too hard of a bargain.  The drop was over 13% last night and the drop this morning is 14.6% at $4.71 on over 350,000 shares.

Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) showed a net income drop but its outlook for the current quarter is signaling improvements are on the way.  Shares were up over 7% last night and that is the same today with a gain of 7.36% to $36.85 on more than 50,000 shares in the pre-market.

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Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) Maintained Sell with $2.00 target at S&P.

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Started as Buy at ThinkEquity.

Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) Cut to Hold at Argus.

ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) Raised to Neutral at BNP Paribas.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) Cut to Neutral at Baird.

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: CY) Raised to Buy at Lazard (late Wednesday call).

Delek US Holdings Inc. (NYSE: DK) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse; named as value stock of the day at Zacks.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) Started as Buy at ThinkEquity.

Express Scripts Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX) Reiterated Buy and raised target from $65 to $67 at BofA/ML.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Started as Buy at ThinkEquity.

HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Janus Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNS) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) Reiterated Buy and raised target from $60 to $65 at BofA/ML.

Logitech International (NASDAQ: LOGI) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) Cut to Neutral at Baird.

The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) Started as Hold at ThinkEquity.

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Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: LLTC) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Logitech International SA (NASDAQ: LOGI) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ: PNRA) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Raised to Sector Outperform at CIBC.
Ryland Group Inc. (NYSE: RYL) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASDAQ: STLD) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE: SF) Raised to Buy with $37 target at Goldman Sachs.
Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Raised to Buy at Wunderlich.
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) Raised to Positive at Susquehanna.

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