Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ACI, DNDN, RE, GM, HERO, JBLU, ERIC, POOL, REE, X, VIA-B, VVUS, WFC)

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published

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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning.

Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Raised to Buy at Brean Murray; Reiterated Buy at Argus.
Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) Reiterated Buy at Needham.
Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE) Maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ: HERO) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) Reiterated Hold at Argus.
LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (NASDAQ: ERIC) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Pool Corporation (NASDAQ: POOL) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Rare Element Resources Ltd. (AMEX: REE) Started as Buy at Dahlman Rose.
U.S. Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) Reiterated Buy at Argus.
Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA-B) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) Reiterated Buy at Needham.
Wells Fargo & Co. Inc. (NYSE: WFC) Reiterated Sell at Argus.

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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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