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The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Tuesday include Alcoa, ADM, Citigroup, Gap, Kroger, Nike, Nucor, Rite Aid, Teva Pharmaceutical and Under Armour.
Fairmount Santrol Holdings, US Silica, Hibbett Sports, and TJX Companies all posted new 52-week lows on Monday.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls on Wednesday include Advanced Micro Devices, ConocoPhillips, Etsy, Marathon Oil, Square, Walt Disney and Windstream.
Incredibly, three old-school retailers are staying neck and neck with Amazon in taking retail customers away from the mall stores.
Friday's analyst calls were dominated by the retail sector. Perhaps this is due to the proposed border adjustment tax looking dead on arrival.
Following Tuesday's election surprise, some observers have even wondered about the likelihood of a recession, which might help some companies and hurt others.
Some huge retail brands are surprisingly missing from the top 100 2016 Brand Loyalty survey results.
Insider selling has dominated buying over the past two weeks, and that should come as no surprise as insider buying dominated when the market was hit hard earlier this year.
TJX Companies reported better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2017 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
Paul Ausick The return of the S&P 500 to the 2,000 level has proven to be a point at which some are ready to take money off the table.
TJX Companies reported better-than-expect fiscal fourth-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Wednesday.
Chris Lange Tuesday's top analyst calls include Alphabet, Duke Energy, Mattel, Morgan Stanley, Netflix, Southwestern Energy and Twitter.
While the Thanksgiving holiday week was a very slow on Wall Street, the momentum is picking up as traders and investors got ready this past week for the final month of trading…
TJX Companies released a better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter earnings report before the markets opened on Tuesday.
Chris Lange 
