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Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about companies for which stock analysts either upgraded or downgraded the shares at the start of this year: Range Resources : Canaccord Genuity upgraded its rating on this company from Sell to Hold and changed its price target from $60 to $59. EQT Corp.

Maybe, just maybe, there are finally some signs of life in the U.S. residential construction market.

Conditions in the timber industry haven't been getting better with any particular speed lately.

On Friday, February 3, Weyerhaeuser Company reported net earnings of $65 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, or 12 cents per share, on net sales of $1.6 billion.

To see what our analysts have discovered about these stocks read the Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts at http://www.iotogo.com/s/020112C Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: Merck , Best Buy , Lorillard , Edwards Lifesciences , and Plum Creek Timber .

Good afternoon. My name is Kristen, and I'll be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Plum Creek Fourth Quarter and 2011 Conference Call.

S&P 500 component Plum Creek Timber Company Inc. reported its results for the fourth quarter.

Plum Creek Timber Q4 beats on a per share basis but comes up short on revenue. Income from continuing operations declined Y/Y as improved profitability in its Northern Resources segment wasn't enough to offset the impact from lower log prices in the South.

The Plum Creek Foundation recently awarded a $2,000 grant to the Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education, or WAEE, headquartered in Stevens Point, to support a keynote speaker, facility fees, entertainment, meals and scholarships for its annual fall conference.

Plum Creek Timber is expected to report poor fourth quarter earnings on Monday, January 30, 2012 with analysts expecting a 13.3% drop in earnings from a year ago.

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