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S&P UPGRADES OPINION ON SHARES OF PRICELINE.COM TO BUY FROM HOLD (PCLN; 68.74): Before certain non-cash items, but after the impact of stock-based compensation, we calculate PCLN's fourth quarter EPS at $1.13, vs. $0.87, well above our $0.