The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching
The following stocks may be
impacted due to significant news as noted:
Business services company
Accenture
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to $0.27 per share vs. an analyst consensus of $0.24 per share.
Healthcare facilities company
American Health
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with profits of $0.23 per share. The company has also raised its outlook for the
second-quarter. Despite this, the company has been downgraded by SG Cowen
to "market perform" from "strong buy".
Chip maker Photon Dynamics
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share vs. an analyst consensus of $0.05. Lehman Brothers has also recommended
taking advantage of recent weakness in the stock.
Drug maker Pharmacia
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has received FDA approval for the drug ZYVOX, used to treat infections in
children and infants. Also, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the
company’s CEO may be leaving for Schering-Plough
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Footwear company Nike
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has beat its second-quarter earnings by $0.01 with profits of $0.57 per share.
Printing and publishing company
Scholastic Corporation
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expectations by $0.06 with profits of $1.85 per share.
Pre-market action:
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INET |
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+15%,
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MANU |
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COGN |
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BOBJ |
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ENTG |
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+5%,
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NKE |
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LWSN |
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PHTN |
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-9%,
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ELBO |
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-2.5%.