Morning Playbook: Dividend.com

NEW YORK (TheStreet.com) -- We are walking into a Monday morning filled with fear that China may impose its own trade sanctions against the U.S., in a retaliation against our own recently announced tariff on Chinese-made tires. I'm not sure how much lasting impact this development will have, but the market needs to grasp onto something to see any potential drop. Wall Street analysts have been relentless with upgrades as of late, which has continually pushed the markets higher. Here are some names in the news that traders may want to monitor.

Story Stocks

Sprint (S Quote): Shares are higher on rumors that Deutsche Telekom AG may make a bid for the company.

Tenet Healthcare(THC Quote): Stock is up as company raises full-year outlook.

Cymer, Inc.(CYMI Quote): Shares are hitting new 52-week highs after company raises Q3 outlook.

CA, Inc.(CA Quote): Shares are slightly lower after announcing deal to acquire NetQoS, Inc. in $200 million all-cash transaction.

Upgrades to Watch

Microsoft(MSFT Quote): Auriga raises stock to a buy.

United Parcel Service(UPS Quote): Credit Suisse raises price target to $61.

Computer Sciences(CSC Quote): Kaufman Bros. upgrades stock to a buy. $62 price target.

FedEx(FDX Quote): Credit Suisse raises price target to $81.

E Trade Financial(ETFC Quote): Citigroup upgrades stock to a buy. $2.30 price target.

American Express(AXP Quote): Piper Jaffray raises price target to $45.

Starbucks(SBUX Quote): UBS raises price target to $21.

Motorola(MOT Quote): UBS raises stock to a buy. $11.50 price target.

Staples(SPLS Quote): Merrill Lynch/Bank of America raises price target to $26.

Owens-Illinois(OI Quote): Citigroup raises price target to $42.

Danaher(DHR Quote): Morgan Stanley raises price target to $80.