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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BIDU, CPN, ID, M, MIR, OMCL, PLD, RFMD, RRI, SLXP, TWX, VRTX)

These are Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls:

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) Raised to Equal Weight at Barclays.
L-1 Identity Solutions (NYSE: ID) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Mirant Corporation (NYSE: MIR) Cut to Underweight at Barclays.
Omnicall Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL) Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity.
ProLogis (NYSE: PLD) Raised to Neutral at UBS.
RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD) Started as Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
RRI Energy, Inc. (NYSE: RRI) Cut to Equal Weight at Barclays.
Salix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SLXP) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) Raised to Buy at Benchmark.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.

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JON C. OGG
FEBRUARY 1, 2010

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