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Invesco(IVZ Quote) manages investments for institutional, retail and private-wealth clients. It has been downgraded to hold from buy. The company's EPS increased 40% in the second quarter over the year-earlier period, continuing a two-year pattern of EPS growth. Its revenue increased by 22.86% over the same time frame. ...