TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need To Know For Monday
Stocks were mixed on Friday, and nearly
unchanged for the week. Nonfarm payrolls for
November rose 215,000, near expectations; the unemployment rate was 5%.
Average hourly earnings rose +0.2%. Crude climbed to a
three-week high, up 1% on the week.
Starbucks
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November comps rose 7%–much higher than the 4.4% anticipated.
Ford
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Louis, Atlanta and St. Paul; 7500 workers are employed at these locations.
Novell
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Now, here are a few stocks to watch on Monday:
Joseph A. Bank
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reports before the bell Monday; look for 0.31.
Disney
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dividend 12%, to 0.27.
UPS
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Citigroup
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As might Wells Fargo
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And Affymetrix
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PowerRating).
American Pharmaceutical
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PowerRating) is oversold and
may bounce.
Brice Wightman
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