Gold Prices, Imports, Nuggets, Goldman and Stimulus

Gold pushes towards $1,700 mark

India gold imports could plunge 25 percent on duty boost

Iamgold sees $2,500 an ounce for gold

Gold could soar to new high in two years

Germany bringing its gold home

Gold nugget found valued at over $300,000

Argonaut Gold surpasses production guidance

Will gold bull run continue?

Goldman sees gold plummeting to $1,200 by 2018

More stimulus? Philadelphia manufacturing contraction stirs hopes of more

African Barrick Gold looking at ways to slash costs

Walter Energy (WLT) (APO) (DDR) (BX) (HVT) (LGF) Ratings, Price Targets

Walter Energy (WLT), American Community Properties Trust (APO), DDR Corp. (DDR), The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX), Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (HVT) and Lions Gate (LGF) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Walter Energy (WLT) was upgraded by Davenport from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating. They placed a price target of $80.00 on the company.

American Community Properties Trust (APO) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

DDR Corp. (DDR) was upgraded by Bank of America from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (HVT) was upgraded by Sidoti from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Lions Gate (LGF) was upgraded by Miller Tabak from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Arch Coal (ACI) (GOOG) (DPZ) (BCS) (HFC) (STI) Ratings, Price Targets

Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI), Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:DPZ), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), HollyFrontier (HFCHFC) and SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Arch Coal (ACI) was downgraded by Argus from a "Buy" rating to a "Hold" rating.

Capstone initiated coverage on Google (GOOG). They have a "Buy" rating on the company.

Miller Tabak initiated coverage on Domino’s Pizza (DPZ). They have a "Hold" rating and a price target of $36.00 on the company.

BNP Paribas upgraded Barclays (BCS) from a "Neutral" rating to an "Outperform" rating.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) raised HollyFrontier (HFC) to its "Conviction Buy" list.

ISI Group downgraded SunTrust Banks (STI) from a "Hold" rating to a "Sell" rating.

QUALCOMM (QCOM) Ratings, Price Targets

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) had its “Overweight” rating reiterated by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS).

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Canaccord Genuity.

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB).

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its “Outperform” rating reiterated by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC).

QUALCOMM, Inc. had its “Conviction Buy” rating reiterated by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS).

Ford (F) (TWX) (UBSH) (FFIN) (FOLD) (KAR) Ratings, Price Targets

Ford (NYSE: F), Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), Union First Market Bankshares (NASDAQ: UBSH), First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIN), Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOLD) and KAR Auction Services (NYSE: KAR) ratings and price targets.

Time Warner Inc. (TWX) was downgraded by Barclays Capital (NYSE:BCS) from an “Overweight” rating to an “Equal Weight” rating.

Union First Market Bankshares (UBSH) was downgraded by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) reiterated its "Buy" rating on Ford (F).

Sterne Agee reiterated its "Buy" rating on FSI (FSII) First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (FFIN).

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its "Buy" rating on FSI (FSII) Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD).

KAR Auction Services (KAR) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Kopin (KOPN) (MDVN) (JPM) (MEI) (WTW) (BRKS) Ratings, Price Targets

Kopin Co. (NASDAQ: KOPN), Medivation (NASDAQ: MDVN), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI), Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) and Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKS) ratings and price targets.

Wunderlich reiterated its "Buy" rating on Kopin Co. (KOPN). They have a price target of $5.00 on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Medivation (MDVN). They have a price target of $65.00 on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to a “Buy” rating.

Methode Electronics (MEI) was downgraded by Robert W. Baird from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $9.00 on the company.

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW) had its price target raised by Auriga from $75.00 to $87.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Brooks Automation, Inc. (BRKS) was upgraded by Brigantine from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $13.50 on the company.

AutoZone (AZO) (SOA) (WCRX) (WMS) (IGTE) (HITT) Ratings, Price Targets

AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO), Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA), Warner Chilcott (NASDAQ: WCRX), WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE: WMS), iGATE Co. (NASDAQ: IGTE) and Hittite Microwave (NASDAQ: HITT) ratings and price targets.

Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) reiterated its "Buy" rating on Solutia Inc. (SOA).

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its "Buy" rating on Warner Chilcott (WCRX).

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) reiterated its "Neutral" rating on WMS Industries Inc. (WMS).

iGATE Co. (IGTE) had its price target raised by Oppenheimer (NYSE:OPY) from $18.00 to $22.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Hittite Microwave (HITT) was downgraded by DA Davidson from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Devon (DVN) (APC) (ADM) (HES) (XEC) Ratings, Price Targets

Devon Energy Co. (NYSE: DVN), Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC), Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), Hess (NYSE: HES) and Cimarex Energy Co. (NYSE: XEC) ratings and price targets.

Devon Energy Co. (DVN) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital (NYSE:BCS) from $85.00 to $77.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Anadarko Petroleum (APC) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $104.00 to $102.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) had its “Neutral” rating reiterated by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS).

Hess (HES) had its price target lowered by Goldman Sachs to $66.00. They have a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Cimarex Energy Co. (XEC) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $90.00 to $73.00. They have an “Overweight” rating on the company.

VMware (VMW) (DXCM) (GEVA) (MSFT) (PODD) (TRIP) (VMW) Get New Coverage

VMware (NYSE: VMW), DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM), Synageva BioPharma (NASDAQ: GEVA), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Insulet (NASDAQ: PODD), TripAdvisor (NASDAQ: TRIP) and VMware (NYSE: VMW) getting new coverage from analysts.

Brean Murray initiated coverage on DexCom (DXCM). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $12.50 on the company.

Leerink Swann initiated coverage on Synageva BioPharma (GEVA). They placed a “Market Perform” rating on the company.

Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) initiated coverage on Microsoft (MSFT). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $34.00 on the company.

Brean Murray initiated coverage on Insulet (PODD). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $24.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) initiated coverage on TripAdvisor (TRIP). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Evercore Partners initiated coverage on VMware (VMW). They placed an “Overweight” rating on the company.

Genpact (G) (KIM) (PLL) (AME) (WCC) Upgraded

Genpact (NYSE:G), Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM), Pall Corp. (NYSE:PLL), Ametek Inc. (NYSE:AME) and Wesco International (NYSE:WCC) were upgraded by analysts.

JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) upgraded Genpact (G) from a "Neutral" rating to an "Overweight" rating.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Kimco Realty (KIM) from a "Sell" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

William Blair upgraded Pall Corp. (PLL) from a "Market Perform" rating to an "Outperform" rating.

Robert W. Baird upgraded Ametek Inc. (AME) from a "Neutral" rating to an "Outperform" rating. They have a price target of $53.00 on the company.

Robert W. Baird upgraded Wesco International (WCC) from a "Neutral" rating to an "Outperform" rating. They have a price target of $69.00 on the company.

Broadcom (BRCM) (CAVM) (CBE) (DFT) (AWH) (HL) Ratings, Price Targets

Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM), Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE), DuPont Fabros Technology (NYSE: DFT), Allied World Assurance (NYSE: AWH) and Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) ratings and price targets.

Broadcom (BRCM) had its “buy” rating reiterated by Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF). They have a price target of $45.00 on the company.

Cavium Networks (CAVM) had its “buy” rating reiterated by Jefferies Group. They have a price target of $32.00 on the company.

Cooper Industries (CBE) had its “neutral” rating reiterated by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS).

DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT) had its price target lowered by RBC Capital from $32.00 to $29.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

Allied World Assurance (AWH) was upgraded by Macquarie from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Hecla Mining (HL) was downgraded by Canaccord Genuity from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Goldman Sachs (GS) Ratings, Price Targets

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) ratings and price targets.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) reiterated its "Buy" rating on Goldman Sachs (GS).

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) recently downgraded Goldman Sachs to a "Market Perform" rating.

Goldman was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an "Underperform" rating to a "Neutral" rating. They have a price target of $99.00 on the company.

Evercore Partners initiated coverage on shares of Goldman Sachs. They have an "Equal Weight" rating and price target of $100.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs was trading at $99.54, jumping $1.21, or 1.23 percent, as of 11:46 AM EST.

3M (MMM) (ROK) (MURGY) (CRM) (KO) (PEP) (ACN) Ratings, Price Targets

3M (NYSE:MMM), Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK), Munich Re (OTC:MURGY), Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) ratings and price targets.

Rockwell Automation (ROK) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Buy" rating.

Munich Re (OTC:MURGY) was upgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) from a "Neutral" rating to an "Outperform" rating.

Salesforce.com (CRM) was upgraded by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) to a long Research Tactical Idea.

UBS downgraded Coca-Cola (KO) from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

UBS downgraded PepsiCo (PEP) from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

3M (MMM) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs from a "Neutral" rating to a "Sell" rating.

Accenture (ACN) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

WebMD (WBMD) (VMED) (AKS) (EMR) (PHG) (H) Ratings, Price Targets

WebMD Health (NASDAQ:WBMD), Virgin Media (NASDAQ:VMED), AK Steel (NYSE:AKS), Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR), Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG) and Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) ratings and price targets.

WebMD Health (WBMD) was downgraded by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) from an "Equal Weight" rating to an "Underweight" rating.

Virgin Media (VMED) was upgraded from a "Neutral" rating to an "Outperform" rating.

AK Steel (AKS) was upgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) from a "Neutral" rating to an "Outperform" rating.

Emerson Electric (EMR) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Philips Electronics (PHG) was downgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a "Neutral" rating to a "Sell" rating.

Hyatt Hotels (H) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs from a "Buy" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR) Ratings Reiterated

Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) reiterated its "Market Perform" rating on Juniper Networks (JNPR).

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reiterated its "Market Perform" rating on Juniper Networks. They have a price target of $19.00 on the company.

Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) reiterated its "Buy" rating on Juniper Networks.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Juniper Networks.

Oppenheimer (NYSE:OPY) reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Juniper Networks.

Agrium (AGU) (ASCA) (ZNGA) (TSCO) (DANOY) (SBMRY) Ratings, Price Targets

Agrium (NYSE:AGU), Ameristar Casinos (NASDAQ:ASCA), Zynga (ZNGA), Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO), Danone (OTC:DANOY) and SABMiller plc (OTC:SBMRY) ratings and price targets.

Imperial Capital initiated coverage on Ameristar Casinos (ASCA). They have an "Outperform" rating and a price target of $24.00 on the firm.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) initiated coverage on Zynga (ZNGA). They have an "Overweight" rating on the firm.

Agrium (AGU) was upgraded BMO Capital from a "Market Perform" rating to an "Outperform" rating.

Tractor Supply (TSCO) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a "Sell" rating to a "Neutral" rating.

Danone (DANOY) was downgraded by BNP Paribas from a "Neutral" rating to an "Underperform" rating.

SABMiller (SBMRY) was downgraded by Royal Bank of Scotland from a "Buy" rating to a "Hold" rating.

Pfizer (PFE) (MMI) (PRX) (ANGO) (APH) (ART) Ratings Reiterated

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI), Par Pharmaceutical Companies Incorporated (NYSE: PRX), AngioDynamics (NASDAQ: ANGO), Amphenol Co. (NYSE: APH) and Artio Global Investors Inc. (NYSE: ART) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reiterated its "Conviction Buy" rating on Pfizer Inc. (PFE).

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its "Hold" rating on Motorola Mobility (MMI).

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) reiterated its "Buy" rating on Par Pharmaceutical Companies Incorporated (PRX).

Zacks Investment Research reiterated its "Neutral" rating on AngioDynamics (ANGO). They have a price target of $14.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Amphenol Co. (APH).

Goldman Sachs reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Artio Global Investors Inc. (ART).

Plexus (PLXS) (PZN) (SANM) (AAPL) (KEM) (MED) Ratings Reiterated

Plexus (NASDAQ: PLXS), Pzena Investment Management Inc. (NYSE: PZN), Sanmina-SCI Co. (NASDAQ: SANM), Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), KEMET Co. (NYSE: KEM) and Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Plexus (PLXS).

Goldman Sachs reiterated its "Sell" rating on Pzena Investment Management Inc. (PZN).

Goldman Sachs reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Sanmina-SCI Co. (SANM).

Goldman Sachs reiterated its "Conviction Buy" rating on Apple, Inc. (AAPL).

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) reiterated its "Neutral" rating on KEMET Co. (KEM).

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its "Hold" rating on Medifast, Inc. (MED).

Amazon (AMZN) (IART) (TEL) (TEO) (TROW) (AEGR) Ratings Reiterated

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Integra LifeSciences (NASDAQ: IART), Tyco (NYSE: TEL), Telecom Argentina (NYSE: TEO), T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ: TROW) and Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AEGR) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN).

Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF) reiterated its "Buy" rating on Integra LifeSciences (IART).

Goldman Sachs reiterated its "Buy" rating on Tyco (TEL).

Goldman Sachs reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Telecom Argentina (TEO).

Goldman Sachs reiterated its "Neutral" rating on T. Rowe Price (TROW).

Canaccord Genuity reiterated its "Buy" rating on Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (AEGR).

JP Morgan (JPM) (BAC) (GS) (MS) (C) Face Crunch Time

With the earnings season kicking in today with the results of Alcoa (NYSE:AA) being released after the close of the market, the big financial institutions like JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) are all expected to get crushed.

The best of the bunch is expected to be JPMorgan, even though the numbers are looking dismal, with revenues projected to fall by 12.2 percent to $23.47 billion for the latest quarter. Earngings are also estimated to fall from $1.12 to $0.93 a share, although that could even be optimistic for the giant bank.

Even though financials have been doing pretty good lately, it's likely that will quickly change once earnings reports begin. Possibly getting hit the worst will be shares of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, which have recently been again downwardly revised.

Lots of bad news has already been included with the share price of Bank of America and Citigroup, but there could just as easily be some surprise there as well.