Notable analyst calls this week: Intel, Apple and Zoom among top picks

The S&P 500 (SP500 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SP500#hasComeFromMpArticle=false#source=section%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews]) closed in the red on Friday, after investors digested corporate results from big companies including Netflix and Meta Platforms during the week. However, technology stocks continued to lag amid artificial intelligence spending fears and a continued rise in oil prices due to geopolitical turmoil. Wall Street analysts issued fresh round of upgrades and downgrades. Here are some of the major calls for the week: INTEL’S AI COMPUTING DEMAND COULD SUPPORT EARNINGS, SAYS JPM Intel (INTC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/INTC]) shares were upgraded [https://seekingalpha.