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Ahead of the Bell: Analyst upgrades La-Z-Boy – Forbes
NEW YORK — La-Z-Boy Inc. should be profitable no matter what happens with sales volume in the next year or two, an analyst said Wednesday as he upgraded shares of the furniture maker. Stifel Nicolaus analyst

Allscripts says shareholder prices stock sale – Investors Business Daily
CHICAGO (AP) — Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc. said Friday that Misys PLC, its biggest stockholder, has priced a sale of 27 million shares of stock. Misys will sell the stock for $17.05 per share, and the

Raymond James analyst upgrades MedAssets stock to “Outperform” from “Market Perform” – Washington Examiner
INDIANAPOLIS — Growth opportunities for hospital software provider MedAssets Inc. have not diminished despite a slowdown in its contracted revenue, Raymond James analyst Alexander Y. Draper said in a Monday research

Trina Solar (TSL) Upgrade Alert, Watch for 19.3% Technical Uptrend Continuation – Comtex Smartrend
Trina Solar ( NYSE:TSL ) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays Capital. The stock closed yesterday at $22.43 on volume of 1,463,000 shares, below average daily volume of 3,146,441. Trina Solar is currently

Corning (GLW) Upgrades, Options Players Remain Skeptical – Schaeffer’s Investment Research
The shares of Corning (GLW) have edged nearly 1% higher this morning despite overall weakness in the broad market. The stock is enjoying an upgrade from Oppenheimer to “outperform” on belief that shares are undervalued

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Jim Cramer, on Monday’s CNBC’s “Mad Money Lightning,” appeared bullish on the following stocks:
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS), pre-market: $29.35, up 1.70%. Cramer is bullish on LVS due to its Asian exposure, however, he still prefers Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN), pre-market: $87.11, down 0.21%.
Hudson City Bancorp (NASDAQ: HCBK), after hours: $11.57, up 0.60%. Cramer suggested buying HCBK’s shares “aggressively,” as he thinks highly of its lending credentials, especially in light of a real estate slowdown in New Jersey.
Western Digital (NYSE: WDC), after hours: $24.89, up 0.44%. Cramer tells people to “stay away from it.”
Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL [FREE Stock Trend Analysis]), after hours: $11.50, up 0.35%. Cramer thinks the stock should be on the higher side.

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AVENTURA, FL – AUGUST 05, 2010 – Sanswire Corporation (OTCBB: SNSR), a
developer and producer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and related technologies,
today announced that the company’s technical partner, Eastcor Engineering, has begun
the program to integrate systems and payloads on to the STS-111 and SkySat Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles (UAV).

When the integration of systems and payloads is completed, the STS-111 and SkySat will
begin a series of initial test flights with the ultimate goal of performing persistent
loitering or racetrack operations up to a 200-kilometer operational line of sight. The STS-
111 airship is powered by a proprietary propulsion system, which provides significant
gains in endurance, efficiency, and performance over similar competing airship systems.

“We’re now much closer to holding demonstration flights in the United States,”
continued Mr. Estrella, “we’re looking forward to showcasing our airships’ unique
capabilities with regard to ISR/Communication and other selected payloads to current
and potential customers.”

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Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) a notch to B2 from B3 two days after the casino operator unveiled a huge debt repayment.

Wednesday, Las Vegas Sands said it would repay $1 billion of debt in conjunction with its refinancing plan reached earlier this year, as it also secured a two-year extension on maturities for about three-quarters of its $3.9 billion in outstanding U.S. loans.

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NetEase.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:NTES) shares rose 8.71% to $39.68 after the stock was upgraded by Roth Capital from Hold to Buy and raised the price target by from $11 to $46.

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Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) rose 0.96% to $13.50 after UBS upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and set a price target of $16. The firm said the McAfee (NYSE: MFE) Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) deal was a game changer and Symantec could be worth $20 per share to a buyer.

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