Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AET, BIDU, F, JNS, IPG, LOW, HD, NEM, NOC, RSH, VM)

These are ten of the top calls we see affecting shares this Friday morning in the early pre-market trading hours:

• Aetna (NYSE: AET) raised to neutral at Credit Suisse.
• Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU) raised to Buy at Citigroup (up 4% after earnings).
• Ford Motor (NYSE: F) cut to underperform at Bear Stearns; also cut to Neutral at JPMorgan; Ford shares indicated down 3%.
• Janus Capital (NYSE: JNS) raised to market perform at FBR.
• Interpublic (NYSE: IPG) started as Buy at UBS.
• Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW) & Home Depot (NYSE: HD) both started as Overweight at Lehman Brothers; both shares indicated about 1% higher.
• Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) raised to Sector Perform at CIBC World Markets.
• Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) raised to Overweight at JP Morgan.
• RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) started as Underweight at Lehman Brothers.
• Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) raised to Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.

Jon C. Ogg
April 25, 2008

Credit Card Companies Are Doing Something Nuts

Credit card companies are at war. The biggest issuers are handing out free rewards and benefits to win the best customers.

It’s possible to find cards paying unlimited 1.5%, 2%, and even more today. That’s free money for qualified borrowers, and the type of thing that would be crazy to pass up. Those rewards can add up to thousands of dollars every year in free money, and include other benefits as well.

We’ve assembled some of the best credit cards for users today.  Don’t miss these offers because they won’t be this good forever.

 

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