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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday |
Here are 7 stocks for traders for Friday from TradingMarkets.com:
- The end of the short-selling ban was blamed for some of the disproportionate selling in stocks such as KeyCorp
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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today |
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First Financial Corporation of Indiana | THFF | 10 |
NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. | NPSP | 10 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl. | VRX | 9 |
United Natural Foods Inc. | UNFI | 9 |
Trex Company Inc. | TWP | 9 |
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