TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday

Another volatile day had stocks rally from a deep midday sell-off only to fade once again into the close.

The Dow closed lower by 231.77. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day down 73.35. And the S&P 500 lost 30.35 on the day.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday.

AT&T
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reports earnings Wednesday morning before the market opens. Analysts are expecting EPS of 0.71.

Eli Lilly
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agreed to take a $1.4 billion charge as part of the fall-out from the probe into the marketing of its schizophrenia drug, Zyprexa.

Job cuts and increased international sales, helped boost profits at Pfizer
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, which beat analyst estimates for quarterly earnings.

Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 3.06, when ConocoPhillips
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reports earnings Wednesday before the bell.

Goldman Sachs
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called Citigroup
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a “sell”, warning that the company may not be profitable until late 2009.

Amazon.com
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reports earnings Wednesday after the close. Analysts are expecting EPS of 0.25.

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