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The opening action is mixed today, as the markets look to close a week in which the averages are showing slight gains after the first four trading sessions. Let's see what names are in the headlines today.

Story Stocks

DeVry(DV Quote): Shares are firm after company's fourth-quarter profits jump 51%.

Autodesk(ADSK Quote): Stock is higher after company's earnings results.

Nordstrom(JWN Quote): Shares are slightly lower despite raised outlook.

Ticketmaster(TKTM Quote): Stock trading flat as second-quarter profits fall.

Abercrombie & Fitch(ANF Quote): Shares are higher despite second-quarter loss.

J.C. Penney(JCP Quote): Stock drops as company's guidance falls short.

Upgrades to Watch

EOG Resources(EOG Quote): Goldman Sachs raises price target to $78.

Wal-Mart Stores(WMT Quote): UBS raises estimates. $62 price target.

Las Vegas Sands(LVS Quote): Merrill Lynch/Bank of America raises price target to $14.

Hewlett Packard(HPQ Quote): Merrill Lynch/Bank of America raises price target to $52.

Tenet Healthcare(THC Quote): Baird raises stock to an outperform.

Columbia Sportswear(COLM Quote): Barclays Capital raises stock to an outperform. $45 price target.

Phillips Van Heusen(PVH Quote): JP Morgan raises stock to an overweight. $37 price target.

Avery Dennison(AVY Quote): JP Morgan raise stock to an overweight. $33 price target.

Men's Wearhouse(MW Quote): Wedbush Morgan raises stock to an outperform. $23 price target.

Citigroup(C Quote): Merrill Lynch/Bank of America raises stock to a buy. $5.50 price target.

Dr. Pepper Snapple(DPS Quote): Goldman Sachs raises estimates and price target to $30.

Prologis(PLD Quote): Goldman Sachs raises price target to $7.

Gap(GPS Quote): Wedbush Morgan raises stock to an outperform. $23 price target.

Regions Financial(RF Quote): Merrill Lynch/Bank of America raises stock to a buy. $7 price target.

E-House (China) Holdings Limited(EJ Quote): Oppenheimer raises stock to an outperform.