Its Wednesday May 24, 2006, and investors continue to be shaky as fears of a potential interest rate hike continue to loom. So there are companies that are being oversold not just by institutions but also by the average Joe and that could be a good thing for certain investors as it will present buying opportunities in those oversold companies. But we must stress that due diligence must be done to assure that nothing fundamentally has changed with the companies that investors are eyeing, so do your homework.. Crude oil continues on its rollercoaster ride as the speculation of the much anticipated government report from the U.S. Department of Energy that is coming out today is on the minds of traders. The report is expected to show that U.S. gasoline supplies rose for a fourth week as refiners increased output to meet summer demand. The U.S. Department of Energy may report that gasoline stockpiles grew by 1.3 million barrels last week. 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Movers and Shakers Some major movers in yesterday trading session include Titanium Metals (NYSE: TIE) which continues to power up as it traded up $3.16 to close at $35.68, China Petroleum (NYSE: SNP) traded up $5.04 to close at $62.69, Greater China Fund (NYSE: GCH) traded up $1.29 to close at $18.93, Fargo Electronics (NASDAQ: FRGO) traded up $8.48 to close at $24.71, Maxco (NASDAQ: MAXC) traded up $1.53 to close at $9.33, Pacific Ethanol (NASDAQ: PEIX) traded up $4.32 to close at $29.89, MGP Ingredients (NASDAQ: MGPI) traded up $3.23 to close at $29.10, and U.S Global Investors (NASDAQ: GROW) which traded up $2.35 to close at $21.40. Downers Due to market conditions we found it necessary to make our readers/listeners aware of companies that have been taking a little spanking, some of these stocks may be at a discount but you need to do your research, look at the charts and make sure that nothing fundamentally has changed with the company and whether it is just being dragged by the market or not. There are companies that are actually a slave to the Dow and present buying opportunities. Stocks metioned today on Wall Street to Main Street are Some New York & Co (NYSE: NWY), Perdigao (NYSE: PDA), Amrep Corp (NYSE: AXR), Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID), Optimumbank Holdings (NASDAQ: OPHC), Taleo Corp (NASDAQ: TLEO), Palm, In (NASDAQ: PALM) , and QuickSilver (NYSE: ZQK). Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades Recent Analyst upgrades include Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) which was upgraded to a Buy from a Neutral by Pacific Growth Equities, Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ: SGEN) was upgraded to a Buy from a Neutral by Banc of America, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) was upgraded to a Neutral from a Sell by Banc of America and Applied Industrial (NYSE: AIT) was upgraded to a Buy from a Neutral by Sidoti & Co. Recent Analyst downgrades include Gray Television (NYSE: GTN) which was downgraded to a Market Perform from an Outperform by Barrington Research, Palm, Inc (NASDAQ: PALM) was downgraded to an Underperform from a Peer Perform by Bear Stearns, Jameson Inns (NASDAQ JAMS) was downgraded to a Market Perform from a Market Outperform by JMP Securities and KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) was downgraded to a Hold from a Buy by AG Edwards, this comes on the heels of the ongoing stock options probe. Tid Bits Companies mentioned today in Wall Street to Main Street are Citigroup (NYSE: C), MasterCard Inc (NYSE: MA) , Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts, Apollo Management, Blackstone Group, Texas Pacific Group, Vonage (NYSE: VG), Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) Securities, UBS Investment Bank, Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Radio Shack (NYSE: RSH), Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nike (NYSE: NKE), Euronext, NYSE Group (NYSE: NYX), Deutsche Boerse, FURIOUS FIVE This is the Third of our Furious Five companies that we see excelling in their industry in 2006. Today we are featuring First Marblehead Corp (NYSE: FMD) it trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FMD. We will run our feature as a special segment of the Investors Corner later today. 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