TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday

Stocks dropped on Thursday, with technology leading the decline, after Oracle issued a disappointing sales outlook and data showed Google’s ads received fewer clicks last month.

The Dow lost -120.40 , the Nasdaq Composite rose -43.53, and the S&P 500 -15.37.

Here are 7 stocks to watch…

Oracle
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lost 7.2%, despite reporting better than expected earnings, as investors fretted over the company’s sales outlook.

ComScore reported the number of clicks on Google‘s
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ads fell 3% in February.

ConAgra Foods
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reported earnings that beat estimates by $0.22 per share and announced the sale of its trading unit for $2.13 billion.

American Express
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agreed to acquire General Electric’s corporate payments division for $1.1 billion.

After the close, Accenture
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reported Q2 earnings that beat estimates by $0.08 and issued upside guidance for Q3.

Global Payments
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also beat estimates and raised full-year guidance above consensus.

Before the market open, KB Home
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is expected to report a loss of -$1.17 per share.

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