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U.S. Stocks End Thursday Higher … Asian Stocks Advance Overnight … Reid Pledges Senate Passage of Stimulus Bill … “Bad Bank” Plan May Be Swapped for Guarantees … Earnings on Deck for Today Include: BIIB, CPN, WY …
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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today |
Here are 7 stocks for traders for today from TradingMarkets.com:
- JDS Uniphase
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PowerRating) reported earnings Thursday after the market closed, beating analyst estimates. The stock was lower immediately after the earnings news. - Akamai Technologies
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PowerRating) and International Flavors and Fragrances
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PowerRating) were among those companies reporting earnings on Thursday that were dramatically better than expectations. Akamai soared by more than 17%, while IFF gained more than 15%. - Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 92 cents from Biogen Idec
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PowerRating) in its quarterly earnings report Friday before the bell. - Also announcing earnings Friday morning is Weyerhaeuser
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PowerRating). Analysts are expecting an EPS loss of 0.57. - Better than expected earnings also drove Mastercard
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PowerRating) higher on Thursday by more than 12%.
After closing lower for six consecutive trading sessions below the 200-day moving average and continuing lower early on Thursday, Bank of America
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PowerRating) rallied by more than 3% late in the trading day.
For a list of today’s highest PowerRating stocks, click here.
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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today |
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| USA Mobility Inc. | USMO | 8 |
| Towne Bank | TOWN | 8 |
| Royal Gold Inc. | RGLD | 8 |
| NuStar Energy Inc. | NS | 8 |
| NCI inc. | NCIT | 8 |
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