American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) Cut to Neutral at UBS.

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) Raised to Outperform at BMO.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) Resumed as Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

Fossil, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOSL) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) Raised to Buy at Argus.

Jive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: JIVE) Started as Hold at Needham

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) Cut to Neutral at UBS.

Mercadolibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) Cut to Market Perform at Raymond James.

Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd (NYSE: QIHU) Started as Buy at ThinkEquity.

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBNT) Started as Outperform at Wedbush (late Tuesday call).

Youku Inc. (NYSE: YOKU) Started as Hold at ThinkEquity.

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Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) Reiterated Hold at Argus.
Cabela’s, Inc. (NYSE: CAB) named as value stock of the day at Zacks.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) Reiterated Neutral at Credit Suisse.
CNOOC Ltd (NYSE: CEO) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Excel Maritime Carriers (NYSE: EXM) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) Reiterated Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
Level 3 Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
LM Ericsson Telephone Company (NASDAQ: ERIC) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
PetroChina Company Limited (NYSE: PTR) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Pool Corporation (NASDAQ: POOL) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.
TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE: TJX) Reiterated Hold at Argus.
VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) reiterated Outperform but raised target to $36.00 at Credit Suisse; Raised to Hold at Brean Murray.

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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) lives and dies by guidance around same-store sales.  Shares are surging on a report of third quarter sales rising 11% and the stock is up 6.5% at $14.15 in the after-hours session.

Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) has changed its name to better reflect its stock ticker: “Do Not Do Not!”… shares closed down 1.7% at $10.46 but Provenge sales were only $66 million.  Shares are down over 11.5% from the close at $9.25 in active trading.

Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE: FIO) was up 6% already and the recent IPO beat estimates.  Shares are up a sharp 12.6% more at $36.05 on more than 100,000 shares in the after-hours session.

Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) was up ahead of earnings on the same hope of Intuitive Surgical.  It didn’t happen… Third quarter total revenue was $5.4 million, up 53% year over year and 1% sequentially.  Shares are down 17.2% to $2.60 in the after-hours. 

MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) is surging after closing up more than 1%.  It reported that Q3 gross merchandise volume rose 51.8% to $1.3 billion, items sold rose 38.1% to 14.4 million; and revenue rose 45.9% to $81.6 million.  This ADR is up 17% at $74.17 in active trading after the close.

NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI) reported that revenues were $85.6 million versus $121.2 million a year ago.  Shares are down almost 16% at $10.10 on well over 100,000 shares in the after-hours.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) rose 4% to $52.18 ahead of earnings and beating earnings and bringing guidance is worth a gain of another 9.1% to $56.99 on highly active trading.

RealD Inc. (NYSE: RLD) showed a 35% revenue gain and was said to beat estimates but something awful must have been said in its conference call.  Shares closed up 9.5% at $11.26 but the stock is now down 13.3% at $9.76 in the after-hours.

ValueVision Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVTV) reported Q3 estimates of sales growth of 2% to $135 million and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.5M to$0.7M; Shares closed up 7% at $3.27 but the stock is down almost 15% from the close at $2.79 on more than 27,000 shares. 

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) was up ahead of earnings, but the company missed revenues.  Raising the dividend and a 31% income pop just aren’t enough for a high-valued luxury grocery store.  Shares are down 5% at $67.50 in active trading in the evening session. $ 66.22  4.34  6.15%  582,256 

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Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) closed higher by 1.1% ahead of earnings and its earnings report was given a boost by digital sales this last quarter.  Shares are up 3.6% at $12.25, but it will have to rise another 3% before it is outside of a longer-term trading range.

The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE) beat earnings with $2.42 EPS versus $1.72 estimates as revenues grew 65%… Plant nutrients rule!  Shares closed down 1.5% at $38.49 but the stock is up over 7% in the after-hours at $41.25 versus a year range of $32.01 to $51.23.

Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) rose handily today by 10% but is giving some back after a deeper loss in the quarter and after planning to add LTE Advanced-ready technology to its 4G network.  Shares are down 2% at $2.42 in the after-hours session.

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) announced the acquisition of AdXpose for $22 million in stock, but the earnings are taking the stock south despite 38% revenue growth and 23% EBITDA growth.  Shares are down 14.5% at $18.00 after closing at $21.07 today.  Keep in mind that the 52-week range is $17.18 to $31.28.

Entropic Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTR) is down after a 14% drop in sales sequentially, even if it was a gain of 51% from the year ago period.  Earnings were down sequentially too.  This was not expected and shares are down a whopping 25% at $5.00 in the after-hours session.  Shares had already hit a 52-week low of $6.36 today.

GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) is catching a bounce as the solar equipment maker beat earnings estimates and reiterated annual guidance.  GT shares fell 3.7% today but the stock is up 5.6% at $13.98 today in the after-hours session.  The 52-week range is $6.63 to $17.50.

Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) was already weak after MetroPCS stunk up Wall Street this week with earnings.  Misery loves company in pre-paid cellular as it saw a drop in subscriber additions.  Leap Wireless fell 2.2% to $10.04 today and the stock is down 6.3% at $9.40.  That is under the 52-week low of $9.51 by the way.

MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) had sales in line with targets but earnings were light for Q2; shares of the online payment and e-commerce platform in Latin America fell 2.7% but are down 4.4% more at $69.11 in the after-hours.

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) is trading up after beating earnings, even if the year is looking light on guidance.  The wafer producer for chip and solar companies was down 0.4% today but the stock is up 5.7% at $7.39 after hitting a 52-week low of $6.82 today.

Solarwinds, Inc. (NYSE: SWI), which is about as far as being out of the solar business as it can be, beat earnings and revenues, guided its third quarter in line with estimates, and guided 2011 in line with estimates.  Shares rose over 2% today and is up another 8% at $23.00 after the close.

Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WLT) shares were down 2.5% today ahead of results and the company’s miss on earnings has shares down another 5.5% at $104.45.  That is a combined $9.00 move or so from yesterday’s close.

Web.com Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWWW) is surging after beating earnings expectations.  The big boost is coming as it is acquiring to acquire Network Solutions for $405 million in cash in a deal that is said to be at least 20% accretive to the $1.22 EPS figure for 2012 and with even higher accretion in 2013.  This is a coup, and the stock rose over 6% today to $8.66 and is up almost 30% at $11.00 in the after-hours.

Zipcar, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP) is surging after the company’s earnings report. The company raised full year guidance and shares are up 16% att $26.70 in the after-hours session.  Not bad at all for a freshly public company.

Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) was significantly lower than expected in same-store sales gains of only 4.9%.  This one rose 6% to $27.10 today but the stock is down 13% at $23.50 in the after-hours session.

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BMC Software Inc. (NYSE: BMC) beat earnings estimates and sees a strong 2012.  Its shares closed down 1.1% but the stock is up 5.25% at $51.65 on more than 50,000 after-hours shares.

Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) reported record growth in catheter sales and a record number of procedures.  This one closed up 0.6% at $3.06 and the stock is up almost 6% at $3.24 on only about 30,000 after-hours shares.

ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO) closed down 4.7% today ahead of earnings and shares are down again after the earnings report turned in a 2% revenue gain.  The company did note that Libya created a large sale going on indefinite hold.  The company’s shares are down some 11% at $9.50 in the after-hours session.

iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) had a rough day with silver taking the stock down 5.7% to $38.28 today.  In the after-hours we have seen over 800,000 shares and the stock is up 0.3% at $38.38.  This might not mean much, but the consideration is that this lost about $10 since Friday.

JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU) is soaring after it beat expectations.  The stock closed down 1.3% but it is up 9.45% at $21.89 on more than 2 million after-hours shares. 

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) may be a clean-up trade or may be a thought that not all companies in chip cap-ex will get acquired after the Applied-Varian merger.  Shares were down 4.2% at $10.20 on 145,000 after-hours shares.  Again, it is possible these were just clean-up trades from earlier.

Mercadolibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) shares closed down 1.1% at $85.77, but the company reported along with earnings that it was entering a “CFO transition” and that has shares lower by 5.7% to $80.88 on almost 100,000 shares in the after-hours.

News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA) turned in earnings that were both lower and lower than expected.  Shares closed down 1% at $17.34 today and the stock is down another 3.1% at $16.80 on more than 250,000 after-hours shares. 

Smith Micro Software Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) shares closed down almost 3% ahead of earnings.  Those were in-line with expectations but those expectations had been cut.  Shares were down another 10% at $6.50 on more than 11,000 shares.

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Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
Airgas Inc. (NYSE: ARG) Raised to Outperform at William Blair.
Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) target raised to $400 at ISI and raised target to $385 at Oppenheimer.
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) Raised to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
Mercadolibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) Cut to Hold at Jefferies
Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: CY) and Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) both downgraded to Neutral from Buy on valuation at Gleacher & Co.

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inTEST Corp. (NASDAQ: INTT) is getting smoked after earnings; shares are down 25.8% at $2.47 on thin volume versus a 52-week range of $0.60 to $4.65.

MercadoLibre Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) is down after the auction and commerce site in Latin American showed revenue of $56 million, short of $62 million consensus; shares are down 4.2% at $61.95 and the 52-week range is $35.50 to $76.81.

Monolithic Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MPWR) is not so monolithic after weak earnings; shares are down 11.7% at $14.88.

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) is unsurprisingly lower now that Canada blocked the BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) acquisition of the company.  Potash Corp. shares are down 4.5% at $138.90, its lowest levels in some time since the merger came up; BHP shares are up 4.5% at $89.94 to new 52-week highs.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) beat earnings last night and raised its 2011 guidance based on strong smartphone demand.  Shares are up 7.7% at $49.21 on more than 1 million pre-market shares.

True Religion Apparel Inc. (NASDAQ: TRLG) showed that expensive jeans aren’t immune to the world… it lowered guidance for the full year to $1.78 or lower versus $1.88 EPS consensus.  Shares are down 9.1% at $18.30.

Uranium Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: URRE) is soaring after entering a letter of intent for exploration with Cameco to explore Texas properties.  Shares are up 13.5% at $1.94.

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) is continuing to make gains after effectively doubling earnings and raising guidance.  Shares are up almost 9% at $44.66, a new 52-week high after the prior range is $24.94 to $43.18.

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BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), in the midst of a takeover bid for Potash (NYSE: POT) was downgraded by HSBC to “neutral”

Goldman Sachs upgraded Quest (NYSE: Q) to “buy”.

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) was chopped to “hold” by Stifel.

JP Morgan increased its price target on TJX  (NYSE: TJX) to $44.

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Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BKC) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
Collective Brands, Inc. (NYSE: PSS) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna.
DRDGOLD Ltd. (NASDAQ: DROOY) Cut to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley.
Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. (NYSE: KSP) Raised to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.
McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) Cut to Neutral (exit coverage yesterday) at Cowen (clean up call only).
Mitel Networks Corp. (NASDAQ: MITL) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) Reiterated Overweight at Piper Jaffray.

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24/7 Wall St. will look at the Twitter posts at Reuters Biz, WSJ, Financial Times, CNN Money, MarketWatch, CNBC, and 24/7 Wall St. each day to see which stocks are most frequently mentioned. It is clear that in this area of social media these tweet are a sign of which companies the Twitter universe is interested in. These financial sites are followed by a combined 625,000 Twitter users which makes them a sizeable sample of Wall St.’s interests. In some cases, we will publish the actual tweets from the sites.

Among the most tweeted stocks on StockTwits are MACRO, Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX), Power-One (NASDAQ: PWER), Deckers Outdoor Corp (NASDAQ: DECK), Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS), MercadoLibre, Inc (NASDAQ: MELI), and Potash (NYSE: POT).Time.com: Is this Tony Hayward’s last day as head of BP? | http://su.pr/2VdWfG

CNN Money: Madoff investors may have to cough up profits http://bit.ly/bE8ooQ

FT: BP board consider options over Hayward: The future of Tony Hayward, the chief executive of BP who has come under i… http://bit.ly/9iVg6L

MarketWatch: Regulators close five banks; tally of U.S. bank failures for 2010 is now at 101 http://on.mktw.net/95gUCG

MarketWatch: BP board to rule on fate of CEO Hayward Monday http://bit.ly/apQR0v

Reuters Biz: BP’s Hayward to step aside as Gulf work resumes http://link.reuters.com/wap59m

Reuters Biz: Madoff trustee plans more lawsuits: report http://link.reuters.com/geh59m

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