TradingMarkets’ 7 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

• December 8, 2004
• TradingMarkets Editors

Pixar
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PowerRating) is lower after the company said it would delay its
new movie “Cars.”

Texas Instruments
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PowerRating) said it expects earnings at the mid-range
of previous estimates.

Seagate
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PowerRating) guided higher.

Hovnanian
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PowerRating) said quarterly net income rose 47%; the company
also guided higher for ’05.

General Electric
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PowerRating) was raised to overweight at Lehman.

Bank of America lowered seven chip stocks to ‘sell.’ Included are: NSM, XLNX
and ADI.

BEA Systems
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PowerRating) won a $62 million Navy contract.

Merck
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PowerRating) expects 2005 earnings of 2.42-2.52 per share, down
from the $2.58 expectation.

Oil Check: -0.67 at 40.79.