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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday.  We also have many changes to the Argus Model Portfolio.

ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE: BBVA) Cut to Sell at UBS.

Best Buy Co, Inc. (NYSE: BBY) Raised to Neutral from Sell at Citigroup; Fitch outlined its buyout rumors yesterday.

BOK Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BOKF) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

BP plc (NYSE: BP) Maintained Hold but cut estimates at Argus.

Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) Raised to Buy at Argus.

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) named as Value Stock of the Day at Zacks.

Human Genome Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: HGSI) Cut to Market Perform at JMP Securities.

Ignite Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: IRG) Started as Outperform at Raymond James.

Navistar International (NYSE: NAV) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) Started as Neutral at Stern Agee.

Regions FInancial (NYSE: RF) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.

Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) Started as Buy at Lazard.

Xenoport, Inc. (NASDAQ: XNPT) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo.

MANY CHANGES TO ARGUS MODEL PORTFOLIO PICKS:

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. a673b.bigscoots-temp.com.

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