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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PowerRating) 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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PowerRating) ads fell 3% in February.
ConAgra Foods
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PowerRating) 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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PowerRating) agreed to acquire General Electric’s corporate payments division for $1.1 billion.
After the close, Accenture
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PowerRating) reported Q2 earnings that beat estimates by $0.08 and issued upside guidance for Q3.
Global Payments
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PowerRating) also beat estimates and raised full-year guidance above consensus.
Before the market open, KB Home
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PowerRating) is expected to report a loss of -$1.17 per share.
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