Upgrades

FAIRPOINT COMM (FRP) Upgraded by Zacks to OUTPERFORM

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of FAIRPOINT COMM (FRP) from NEUTRAL to OUTPERFORM on January 09, 2014, with a target price of $13.30. FairPoint Communications, Inc. operates as a provider of communications services to rural and small urban communities, primarily in northern New England. […]

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Reinsurance Group of America Inc. (RGA) Upgraded by Zacks to OUTPERFORM

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Reinsurance Group of America Inc. (RGA) from NEUTRAL to OUTPERFORM on January 09, 2014, with a target price of $92.00. We are upgrading our recommendation on Reinsurance Group to Outperform from Neutral prior to its fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 earnings release, reflecting the company's strong performance for the first nine of 2013 […]

Upgrades

QEP MIDSTRM PTR (QEPM) Upgraded by Zacks to OUTPERFORM

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of QEP MIDSTRM PTR (QEPM) from NEUTRAL to OUTPERFORM on January 09, 2014, with a target price of $24.40. QEP Midstream Partners, LP owns, operates, acquires and develops midstream assets. The Company's assets consist of gathering systems and pipelines, through which natural gas and crude oil gathering and transportation services are provided […]

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AVANIR PHARM (AVNR) Upgraded by Zacks to NEUTRAL

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of AVANIR PHARM (AVNR) from UNDERPERFORM to NEUTRAL on January 09, 2014, with a target price of $3.20. AVANIR Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing, acquiring and commercializing novel therapeutic products for the treatment of chronic diseases. […]

Economic Data

Jobs Numbers, Fed Minutes and Earnings – Ahead of Wall Street

Thursday, January 9, 2014 The better-than-expected Jobless Claims numbers this morning add to the growing list of indicators that are pointing towards a strong jobs reading from the Bureau of Labor Statistics tomorrow morning. A positive labor reading tomorrow will be in-line with all recent economic data that is showing a second-half 2013 ramp up in the U.S. growth picture […]