Thursday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Alcoa, American International Group, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Coinbase Global, GitLab, Home Depot, Merck, Nvidia, Palo Alto Networks, Occidental Petroleum, Okta, Salesforce, Shopify, Sirius XM and Target.

Given that the stock market could end the year flat or lower, total return may be the best way to achieve some gains. These five top stocks yielding 7% or more are now incredibly cheap and look like outstanding ideas for investors.

Big movers on Wednesday were two companies that reported results late Tuesday. Big movers Thursday morning were different.

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After markets close on Thursday, Block, Carvana, Warner Bros Discovery are set to report quarterly earnings.

Wednesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included BioMarin Pharmaceutical, BlackRock, CF Industries, Constellation Energy, DocuSign, DraftKings, Mosaic, Norfolk Southern, Nvidia, RingCentral, Riot Platforms and SentinelOne.

The best strategy for worried investors now may be to move from riskier assets to dividend-paying stocks that can hold their ground if we slip into a recession, such as these six defensive picks from the Goldman Sachs Conviction List.