Stocks are higher after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that prematurely ending the central bank's stimulus program could endanger the still fragile economic recovery.
Cree is downgraded to 'neutral,' and Zale is initiated with an 'overweight.'
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Stocks are higher in a pre-holiday session marked by little corporate news but a fair amount of economic data.
Groupon is downgraded to 'equal weight,' while Isis Pharmaceuticals is upgraded to 'outperform.'
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