Amazon upgrades; PayPal gains on eBay spin-off; Hasbro wins on boys' toys

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Amazon

Amazon (AMZN) attempted to keep its gains after opening at another record high. Shares of the online retailer rose after a couple of upgrades on Wall Street. Cowen and Wedbush both raised their calls to an "outperform" ratings. The price targets were significantly raised at both firms by more than a $100 a share.  Cowen has its price target at $565 a share. Wedbush has its price target set at $575 a share.

Hasbro

Hasbro (HAS) gained on better than expected quarterly results. The toymaker posted second quarter profit of $0.33 a share, beating the street by $0.04. Revenue also came in well above expectations, despite the stronger dollar. Hasbro reported sales of preschool products and toys geared towards boys did especially well.

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PayPal & eBay

A strong start for PayPal (PYPL). The payment services company gained on its first day of trading after spinning off from e-commerce giant eBay (EBAY). Shares of eBay was also higher in the session. PayPal is now trading as an independent public company at the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol 'PYPL'.

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