Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AVR, BLL, CE, ETR, HCP, HR, MRK, PTNR, PTEN, UAUA, VSE)

These are not all of the upgrades or positive analyst calls seen this morning but these are some of the top calls seen this Friday morning:

• Aventine Renewable (NYSE: AVR) Raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
• Ball Corp (NYSE: BLL) Raised to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
• Celanese (NYSE: CE) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
• Entergy (NYSE: ETR) Raised to Buy from Hold at Jefferies.
• HCP (NYSE: HCP) Raised To Buy From Neutral By Goldman Sachs.
• Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR) Started as Outperform at Wachovia.
• Merck (NYSE: MRK) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
• Partner Communications (NASDAQ: PTNR) Started as Outperform at RBC Capital.
• Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ: PTEN) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
• UAL (NASDAQ: UAUA) Raised to Overweight from Underweight at JPMorgan.
• Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) Raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Wachovia.
• VeraSun Energy (NYSE: VSE) Raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.

Jon C. Ogg
July 18, 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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