The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching
The following stocks may be
impacted due to significant news as noted:
In the biotech sector Affymetrix
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has issued a profit warning, and now sees revenues coming in between $60-62
million vs. a previous estimate of between $71-73 million.
Software maker PeopleSoft
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has issued a first-quarter profit warning, and now expects to earn $0.11-0.12
vs. a consensus of $0.14.
Insurer Aetna
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Prudential to "buy" from "hold".
Financial services company New Century Financial
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consensus due to record loan production volume.
Home builder Beazer Homes
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downgraded by Deutsche Securities to "hold" from "buy".
In the pharmaceutical sector Pfizer
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has announced favorable results for its anti psychotic drug ziprasidone.
Communications services company Research In
Motion
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with profits of $0.07 per share.
Pre-market action:
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AMR |
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JDSU |
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PSFT |
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-4.4%,
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YHOO |
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SEBL |
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