Upgrades:
Apple (AAPL) upgraded to Buy from Hold at BGC Partners
Apple (AAPL) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Avondale
Downgrades:
McDonald's (MCD) downgraded from Buy to Outperform at Credit Agricole
General Electric (GE) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan
Verizon (VZ) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie
Other: