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U.S. Stocks Begin Week Mixed … Asian Stocks Higher … Greenback Rallies Against Pound, Euro Overnight … Pfizer Looks to Seal Wyeth Deal … Earnings for Today Include: CAT, MCD, AMGN, HAL, NFLX …

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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today

Here are 7 stocks for traders for today from TradingMarkets.com:

  • Pfizer
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    reported that it was in talks to acquire competitor Wyeth
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    as part of a strategy to deal with growing competition from generic drugs.

  • Caterpillar
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    will report earnings Monday morning before the market opens. Earnings per share of 1.31 are what analysts are expecting from the company.

  • In the wake of Schlumberger’s disappointing earnings announcement on Friday, Haliburton
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    will report quarterly earnings Monday morning. Analysts are expecting EPS of 73 cents.

  • McDonalds
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    is expected to report EPS of 83 cents when it announces earnings Monday before the bell.

  • Reporting quarterly earnings Monday after the market opens, American Express
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    is expected to announce earnings per share of 23 cents..

  • Also announcing earnings after the bell on Monday is Amgen
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    . Analysts are expecting EPS of 1.04 from the biotechnology company.

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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today

Company
Symbol PowerRatings
Almost Family Inc. AFAM 9
SkyWest Inc. SKYW 8
Fidelity National Financial FNF 8
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index ETF EDV 8
Ryanair Holdings PLC RYAAY 8

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