TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need To Know For Today
Wal-Mart
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0.02 charge. Back to school sales were strong. (full
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Lowe’s
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guidance for 2006. Q3 earnings rose 26%. (full
story)
Starwood
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Marriot
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Knight Ridder
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alternatives with Goldman Sachs. (full
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General Motors
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program cars and light trucks; the program extends through January 3 and
includes Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Pontiac.
Koch Industries will buy Georgia Pacific
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$13.2 billion, or $48/share.
Hugh Hefner purchased over 140,000 shares of Playboy
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PowerRating) this week, and on Friday the company said it will increase the cover
price by $1 in February and expand into the Ukraine and Argentina.
Brice Wightman
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