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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (October 4, 2007)

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AAPL started as Buy at BMO Capital.
AVR cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
BIOF cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
CHIC cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
CIEN raised to Neutral at UBS.
COO cut to Underperform at Bear Stearns.
ENDP cut to Hold at Jefferies.
ESL cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
FCL started as Outperform at FBR.
FISV raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
HANS cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs (see full note).
LIFC raised to Outperform at Piper Jaffray.
MOT target raised to $22 at Lehman.
MPWR raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
MXIM raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
MYL raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
NGLS removed from Goldman Sachs conviction buy list.
NHY raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
NTRI cut to Hold at Lazard.
PNRA raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
RAD raised to Neutral at HSBC.
SAP raised to Buy at Sun Trust; downgraded at Bernstein.
SHW raised to Buy at UBS.
SLAB cut to Hold at Citigroup.
SPF raised to Neutral at UBS.
WFT cut to Neutral at B of A.
WTSLA cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
X started as Underweight at JPMorgan.

Wachovia initiated major technology companies today, but it appears that this was part of the A.G.Edwards transitioning this week (AMD, INTC, TXN, DELL, IBM, HPQ, NOK, QCOM, BRCM, MOT, JAVA).  Here is a full list.

Jon C. Ogg
October 4, 2007

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