Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AKAM, AEP, AAPL, BIDZ, CHINA, FMD, LVLT, PNRA, CRM, SPLS)

These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Thursday morning:

• Akamai Tech (NASDAQ: AKAM) cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
• American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Cut to Hold From Buy at Jefferies.
• Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.
• Bidz.com (NASDAQ: BIDZ) Started as Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
• CDC (NASDAQ: CHINA) Cut to Neutral From Buy at Piper Jaffray.
• First Marblehead (NYSE: FMD) Raised to Market Perform at FBR.
• Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) Raised to Market Perform from Underperform at Wachovia.
• Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
• Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) Raised to Buy From Hold at Jefferies.
• Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) Started as Buy at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
May 22, 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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