The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching
The following stocks may be
impacted due to significant news as noted:
Conglomerate 3M Company
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of $1.42 per share.
Drug maker Merck
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has reported earnings expectations in line with expectations with profits of
$0.76 per share. The company has also guided in line for the year.
Also in the drug making
business, Bristol Myers
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a Business Week article which said the current stock price has attractive
valuation in relation to revenue potential.
Chip stocks may be under
pressure this morning as the book to bill for March came in at a 0.99 ratio vs.
estimates of a 1.02 ratio.
From the chip sector,
Xilinx
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has beat its fourth-quarter earnings expectations by $0.01 with profits of $0.14
per share.
Software maker Oracle
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subject of a negative Wall Street Journal article which questions the company’s
prospects as a growth stock.
Pre-market action:
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SCUR |
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+8%,
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ITRI |
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NFLX |
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HGSI |
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+4%.
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MOSY |
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FOSL |
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-10.4%,
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IDXX |
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AMR |
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