Morning Playbook: Dividend.com

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The action is looking positive early on, as market watchers are cheering the news that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is being offered a new four-year term. Here's a look at some names in the headlines this morning.

Story Stocks

Burger King(BKC Quote): Shares are up after company reports fourth-quarter results.

Medtronic(MDT Quote): Stock is down following first-quarter results.

Sanderson Farms(SAFM Quote): Shares are popping higher after company reports quarterly profit on lower feed prices.

Staples(SPLS Quote): Stock is lower after company reports a 38% drop in second-quarter profit.

Big Lots(BIG Quote): Shares are higher after company beats analyst estimates.

Chico's(CHS Quote): Retailer's shares are up after company's profit doubles.

Corinthian Colleges(COCO Quote): Solid fourth-quarter results are lifting the shares this morning.

Borders Group(BGP Quote): Shares are flat as company reports wider-than-expected loss.

Upgrades to Watch

Warner Chilcott(WCRX Quote): Jefferies raises stock to a buy. $26.50 price target.

PPG Industries(PPG Quote): Barclays Capital raises estimates. $60 price target.

Harman International(HAR Quote): JPMorgan initiates stock with an overweight rating.

Consolidated Edison(ED Quote): Goldman Sachs raises price target to $35. Stock is trading at $40 currently.

Visa(V Quote): Deutsche Bank initiates stock with a buy rating and $80 price target.

OGE Energy(OGE Quote): Barclays Capital starts stock with an overweight rating and $37 price target.

Micron Technology (MU Quote): UBS raises estimates. $7.50 price target.

Costco(COST Quote): William Blair raises stock to a market perform.

Home Depot(HD Quote): Morgan Stanley raises estimates.

Lowe's(LOW Quote): Morgan Stanley raises stock to an overweight.

MasterCard(MA Quote): Jefferies starts stock as a buy. $240 price target.

Time Warner(TWX Quote): Wells Fargo starts stock as an outperform.