Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AXP, BT, DRI, FMER, GSK, IBCP, LVLT, MSFT, NAPS, SNDK)

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Published: February 11, 2008 7:36 am

These are not the only analyst calls affecting stocks this morning, but these are the top calls that a673b.bigscoots-temp.com is focusing on:

American Express (NYSE: AXP) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at KBW.
BT Group (NYSE: BT) downgraded to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) initiated as Outperform at RBC.
First Merit (NASDAQ: FMER) downgraded to Underperform at Oppenheimer.
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
Independent Bank (NASDAQ: IBCP) downgraded to Underperform at Oppenheimer.
Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC.
Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.
SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) initiated as Sell at Caris.

Jon C. Ogg
February 11, 2008

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