UPGRADES
Morgan Joseph upgrades Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) from Sell to Hold. Click Here for more color.

Citi upgrades Akamai Technologies Inc (Nasdaq: AKAM) from Hold to Buy, with a price target increased from $32 to $44. Click Here for more color.

First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) gets an upgrade from several firms following yesterday’s Q110 earnings release:

• BofA/Merrill Lynch from Neutral to Buy;

• Citi maintains a ‘Neutral’ rating, and a price target of $135. Click Here for more color;
• Deutsche Bank upgrades to Buy, price target increased to $155 from $125. Click Here for more color;
• Baird upgrades