TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Friday:

Blackstone
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announced plans to buy Hilton Hotels
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for $26 billion. Other hotel stocks that were affected include Starwood
Hotels

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and Marriott
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. HLT’s PowerRating is 4,
HOT’s PowerRating is 5, MAR’s PowerRating is 4, and BX does not have a
PowerRating because of its short trading history.

Huntsman Corporation
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received a $6.1 billion takeover offer
from private equity firm Apollo Management. HUN’s PowerRating is 1.

Coca-Cola
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announced interest in buying Cadbury Schweppes PLC’s
Snapple iced tea brand; the company also said it was considering building its
own tea brand. KO’s PowerRating is 5.

Bank of New York
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agreed to buy ABN Amro’s stake in its global
custody joint venture for an unnamed price. BK’s PowerRating is 4.

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