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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (A, AAPL, DSW, FDO, IGT, KR, NOK, ORCL, GOLD, REG, SFD, UNFI)

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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Friday.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) Started as Buy at Citigroup.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Outperform with $750 target at Credit Suisse.

DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) Started as Hold at KeyBanc.

Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) Cut to Equal-weight at Barclays.

International Gaming Tech (NYSE: IGT) Raised to Neutral at BofA/ML.

Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Maintained Buy with a $28 target at Argus.

Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse; Raised to Perform at Oppenheimer; Raised to Neutral at Citigroup. Nokia’s target price was lowered in Europe as well by UBS, Soc-Gen, and Nordea.

Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) Raised to BUy at ThinkEquity.

Randgold Resources Limited (NASDAQ: GOLD) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Regency Centers Corp. (NYSE: REG) Raised to Buy with $51 target at Argus.

Smithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) Reiterated Outperform at Credit Suisse.

United Natural Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: UNFI) Raised to Buy with $62 target at Argus.

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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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