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U.S. Stocks End Week on High Note … Asian Stocks Higher Overnight … Oil Prices Rebound … H&R Block, National Semiconductor Report Earnings Today

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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday

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

  • General Motors
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    , Ford Motor Company
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    and Chrysler continued to press their case before the House Financial Services Committee on Friday. The Big Three CEOs received a relatively less harsh reception compared to their Senate appearance on Thursday.

  • Bank of America
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    shareholders approved of the acquisition of Merrill Lynch
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    .

  • UBS analysts suggested that Microsoft Corporation
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    could miss quarterly earnings estimates for the first time since 2000.

  • Some of the good news early on Friday was the profit forecast from Hartford Financial Services Group
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    , which was better than expected. The stock soared by more than 110%.

  • National Semiconductor {NSM|NSM] reports quarterly earnings Monday morning before the market opens. Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 21 cents.

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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today

Company
Symbol PowerRatings
ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services SCC 8
ProShares Short QQQ. PSQ 7
Universal Technical Institute UTI 6
Family Dollar Stores FDO 6
ProShares Short S&P 500 SH 6

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