Bank of America/Merrill Lynch downgraded their outlook on Barnes & Noble shares from neutral to underperform “on uncertainty surrounding the company’s digital initiatives and a deteriorating balance sheet,” setting a price target of $13 a share. A WSJ piece of a number of ongoing shareholder battles suggests that in the pending Barnes & Noble vote, “a recommendation by influential proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. will be crucial, and both sides have been lobbying the firm in recent weeks.”WSJ