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Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting data on jobless claims and sales data from retailers. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 32 points to 12,306.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 4.10 points to 1,316.20. Nasdaq 100...

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) may be green with joy over its deal with Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), but Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. (NASDAQ: PEET) isn't yet “available” to comment on how it feels on the matter. That's the official word Benzinga received when it placed calls with the...

American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) is upgraded from Neutral to Buy at Janney Montgomery Scott. The analysts have a $20 price target on American Eagle.

Analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott upgrade Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for GOV is set to $29. GOV's shares lost 0.30% to close at $26.36 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott downgrade Cavium Networks Inc (NASDAQ: CAVM) from "buy" to "neutral." The target price for CAVM is set to $30. CAVM's shares gained 6.61% to close at $32.11 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott upgrade BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for BBT is set to $28. BBT's shares gained 0.81% to close at $22.50 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Janney Montgomery Scott upgrade BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc (NYSE: BJ) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for BJ has been raised from $43 to $48. BJ's shares lost 1.17% to close at $41.25 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Americans have happily embraced 3-D cinemas. According to Barron’s, this benefited theatre operators in 2009 as movies such as Avatar helped Cinemark Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CNK) shares rose 29.38% in the last year, outperforming rival Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), whose stock has gained 11.7...

Below are the top 4 mid-cap financial stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of gross margins. The trailing-twelve-month gross margins of Ares Capital Corp (NASDAQ: ARCC) is 99.99%. ARCC’s quarterly earnings grew by 118.10% year-over-year. The trailing-twelve-month gross margins of E*TRADE Financial Corp (...