UPGRADES:
Soleil and Merriman Curhan upgrade First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) to Buy.

KeyBanc upgrades MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) from Hold to Buy. Price target $18.

J.P. Morgan upgrades Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) from Neutral to Overweight.

Collins Stewart upgrades ValueClick (Nasdaq: VCLK) from Hold to Buy. Price target $10.

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DOWNGRADES:
Merrill Lynch downgrades Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: HIG) from Buy to Neutral.

Goldman Sachs downgrades SonoSite Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO) from Buy to Sell and cuts its price target from $38 to $17.

Soleil Securities downgrades Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) from Hold to Sell. Price target lowered