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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ACI, BRCD, EBAY, GENZ, MAR, MIR, NTES, SNDA, GAME, SBUX, VOD)

These are the some of the top research call summaries for upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street analyst calls this Thursday morning:

Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) Cut to Market Perform at Bernstein.
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Mirant Corporation (NYSE: MIR) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
NetEase.com (NASDAQ: NTES) Started as Buy and $49 target at Auriga.
Shanda Interactive Entertainment (NASDAQ: SNDA) Started as Buy and $55 target at Auriga.
Shanda Games (NASDAQ: GAME) Started as Buy and $10 target at Auriga.
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.

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