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July 7 -- Barton Crockett, analyst at Lazard Capital Markets, talks about the potential impact of a phone-hacking scandal on Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

UPGRADES Barclays upgraded Ford (NYSE: F) from Equal Weight to Overweight, with a price target boost from $15 to $16. Click Here for more color.

Credit Suisse upgrades Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) from Underperform to Neutral, with a price target increased from $90 to $140.

Merriman Curhan Ford upgrades OpenTable (Nasdaq: OPEN) from Neutral to Buy.

Skype announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering.

From the release:

EMCORE Corporation (EMKR) 9.6% HIGHER; reports Q4 loss of $0.17, versus the analyst estimate of ($0.12). Revenue for the quarter was $40.5 million, which compares to the estimate of $39.8 million.

Sees Q110 revs of $41 - $43 million, versus $40.6 consensus. G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (Nasdaq: GIII) 7.2% LOWER; intends to offer shares of its common stock in a public offering.

Piper Jaffray & Co. is acting as the sole book-running manager, with Lazard Capital Markets acting as co-lead manager of the offering.

Brean Murray, Carret & Co.

UPGRADES: Goldman Sachs upgraded POSCO (NYSE: PKX) to Buy and added the stock to their Conviction Buy List with a $150 price target.

Lazard Capital Markets upgrades shares of DryShips (Nasdaq: DRYS) from Hold to Buy. Benchmark upgrades Yahoo!

(Nasdaq: YHOO) from Hold to Buy. Price target raised from $16 to $20.

UPGRADES: Goldman Sachs upgrades Tenet Healthcare Corp.

(NYSE: THC) from Neutral to Buy and raises its price target from $1 to $5. With shares of THC closing at $2.25 yesterday, the Goldman price target represents upside of more than 100% Lazard Capital Markets upgrades Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) from Sell to Hold.

Bank of America upgrades Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) from Underperform to Buy and raises their price target from $36 to $50, citing strong industry trends.

UBS upgrades Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL) from Neutral to Buy.