Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BDX, BMC, BP, CBST, DAL, DRIV, DISCA, INTC, JBLU, TECD, UTHR, UAL, WMT)

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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday morning.

Becton Dickinson and Co. (NYSE: BDX) cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.

BMC Software Inc. (NASDAQ: BMC) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

BP PLC (NYSE: BP) cut to Hold at Jefferies.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CBST) started as Neutral at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.

Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) cut to Hold at Dahlman Rose.

Digital River Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV) cut to Market Perform at Raymond James.

Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) cut to Sell at Citigroup.

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

JetBlue Airways Corp. (NASDAQ: JBLU) cut to Sell at Dahlman Rose.

Tech Data Corp. (NASDAQ: TECD) cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.

United Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ: UTHR) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) cut to Hold at Dahlman Rose.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) raised to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank.

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JON C. OGG

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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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