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MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL?Europe?literally rewound the clock?last week while its politicians metaphorically sent us back to the turn of the Millennium, again?warning?Microsoft?(MSFT) about its browsers. Facebook?(FB), up 15.5%, certainly partied like it was 1999 even as one of its analysts was unceremoniously fired after saying ?This could get me into trouble. Shoot.? (Surely a stun gun would have sufficed, especially after?Taser?(TASR) jumped 26.5%.)?College costs continued to outpace inflation?but ? unless your name is Mark Zuckerberg ? staying in school is still well worth it, to judge by?Devry's (DV) 20.7% advance.
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Today in economics, analysts expect an increase in October?s Chicago Purchasing Managers Index at 9:45 a.m. Eastern. It?s another frenetic session for third quarter earnings announcements, with results expected out of?Anheuser-Busch?(BUD),?Barclays?(BCS),?Deutsche Lufthansa (DLAKY),?GlaxoSmithKline?(GSK),?MGM Resorts?(MGM), MasterCard (MA),?Panasonic?(PC), and?Time Warner Cable?(TWC).
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Artio Global Investors?(ART): The small cap gets a Buy-from-Neutral boost at Citigroup.
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Canadian Pacific?(CP) FBR Capital raises the railroad to Market Perform from Underperform.
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Copart?(CPRT): Shares are now Outperform from Neutral at Robert W. Baird, whose price target is $33. As the leading auctioneer of salvage vehicles, CPRT stands to benefit from a surge in totaled vehicles in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
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Ctrip.com?(CTRP): Goldman Sachs gives the Chinese travel stock a Buy-from-Neutral boost.
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DineEquity?(DIN): The owner of Applebee?s and International House of Pancakes is upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James.
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Dominion Resources?(D): Citing an increasingly attractive valuation, Argus increases the stock to Buy from Hold. Its price objective is $57.
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Ericsson?(ERIC): The Swedish telecom titan is taken to Outperform from Neutral at Cowen.
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Ford Motor?(F): Shares are boosted to Buy from Hold at Craig Hallum.
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Forest Oil?(FST): RBC Capital raises its recommendation to Outperform from Market Perform.
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Nanometrics?(NANO): NANO is now Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan, which also takes its target up by $1.50 to $16.00.
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News Corp?(NASDAQ:NWSA) The media empire is upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie.
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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers?(RRGB): Miller Tabak moves the stock to Buy from Hold.
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Ruth?s Hospitality Group?(RUTH): Raymond James raises its rating to Outperform from Market Perform with a $7.50 target price. Catalysts include a solid quarterly report and good comparative sales growth.
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Stewart Information Services?(STC): STC gets an Outperform-from-Perform lift at FBR Capital Markets.
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Team Health Holdings?(TMH): Piper Jaffray takes TMH to Overweight from Neutral.

(See also: Stock Downgrades: Western Union Could Use a Money Transfer and New Stock Coverage: LifeLock Gets a Pick-Me-Up.)

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