Agreed. Why don't they save their PR dollars and just tell the Market that all sectors suck due to high fuel costs in one shot?
That is some kind of power those analysts have, eh? All they have to do is open a position on a stock they plan to downgrade/upgrade and make immediate gains that would run for 2 or 3 days. I believe they could do that without breaking any insider trading laws as well. If nothing else, you have to know that analysts' family members have some kick a$$ equity positions.