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It's a name inextricably linked with Sept. 11, with huge, catastrophic loss — Cantor Fitzgerald.

Howard Lutnick, one of the few at Cantor Fitzgerald to survive the Sept. 11 attacks, has rebuilt his company, and then some.

UPGRADES UBS raises Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) from Neutral to Buy, with a price target incresed from $24 to $28.

Keefe, Bruyette and Woods upgrades The PMI Group (NYSE: PMI) from Market Perform to Outperform with a $7 price target, citing valuation.

BMO Capital upgrades Alcoa (NYSE: AA) from Market Perform to Outperform, with a price target of $15.

UPGRADES UBS upgrades Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) from Neutral to Buy.

Lazard Capital upgrades Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) from Hold to Buy. UBS has upgraded shares of SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) from Sell to Neutral this morning.

Cantor Fitzgerald upgrades Sequenom (NASDAQ: SQNM) from Hold to Buy with a $16 price target. Click Here for more color.

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX) 78.2% HIGHER; is a big winner today after the company said it will continue to develop CPP-109 (version of vigabatrin) for the treatment of cocaine and methamphetamine addiction following a in-depth review of the results from two trials. Click here for the full report.

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes: UPGRADES: Goldman Sachs upgrades Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) from Neutral to Buy and added the stock to their Conviction Buy List.

Citi upgrades MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) from Hold to Buy. Click here for the full report.

Cantor Fitzgerald upgrades DryShips Inc (Nasdaq: DRYS) from Sell to Hold and reinstates a price target of $6.