Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALTR, BWP, COF, CLS, CIEN, JRJC, DSX, DRYS, MDMD, MPEL, MWW, ORCL, POT, RIMM, SHLD)

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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 Friday morning.

Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (NYSE: BWP) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) Raised to Buy at SunTrust.
Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) added as Value at Zacks.
CIENA Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) Raised to Neutral at UBS.
China Finance Online Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JRJC) Cut to Market Perform at Rodman & Renshaw.
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) Cut to Underperform at CRedit Suisse.
DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) Raised to Buy at Stern Agee.
MediaMind Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MDMD) Cut to Hold at ThinkEquity.
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: MPEL) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $16 at Credit Suisse.
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) Added to U.S. Focus List at Credit Suisse.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Raised to Buy at TD.
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Sears Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

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JON C. OGG

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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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