Big day for Nokia (NYSE:NOK) today. Two tier-1 firms are out with significant positive comments: - Morgan Stanley is reversing their very negative view on the finnish mobile phone maker upgrading their rating to Overweight from Underweight with...

Leerink Swann is now out commenting on Genzyme (NASDAQ:GENZ) upping their rating to Outperform (previously MP followed by NR). The firm is hosting a conference call at 11AM EST to discuss their analysis of historical unsolicited bids that has driven...

Needham is upgrading Blue Coat Systems (NASDAQ:BCSI) to Buy from Hold while setting a $27 price target on the name. The upgrade comes following yesterday’s announcement of new CEO Mike Borman, effective immediately; he replaces long-time CEO Brian...

OK, so this is how the conversation went: Wal-Mart Employee: "Hello 'dis be Walmarts. How can I hep you?" Customer: "I would like to order a cake for a going away party this week." Wal-mart Employee: "What chu wan un de cake?" Customer: ''Best...

Soleil's Princeton Tech Research is upgrading Sunpower (NASDAQ:SPWRA ) to Buy from Hold with a $14 target (prev. $21), representing 40% upside. With the shares of SunPower now trading at: 1) A discount to tangible book value of $10.70 per share;...

Oppenheimer is upgrading Corning (NYSE:GLW) to Outperform from Perform and introducing a $20 price target. Firm notes their upgrade doesn't mean that they think the inventory correction rattling through the LCD supply chain is over. The most likely...

Dear Readers, It's been a while since my last vacation. I feel it's time. I'm not exactly sure when I will be back. Hopefully in a couple of weeks. Sincerely, NC PS: Tough mkt!

Morgan Joseph's Charles E. Mitchell Rentschler is making a BOLD call on N avistar International (NYSE:NAV) lowering this target on the truck name to $27 from $36 while reiterating his Sell rating. (Mind you, this is a $50 stock.) Here are...

Jefferies is downgrading Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADKS) to Hold from Buy with a $31 price target (prev. $37). Firm notes their recent channel work points to deceleration in EMEA, while North America remains strong. They are comfortable with their F2Q11...

Some interesting comments in Semi land this morning: - J.P. Morgan notes that on August 1, the SIA announced June monthly sales of $27.2 billion or a MoM increase of 13.1%, well below the average June MoM increase of 20.8% and well below their estimate...