The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching

The following stocks may be
impacted due to significant news as noted:

Online travel company Expedia
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beat its fourth-quarter earnings expectations by $0.07 with profits of $0.48 per
share. The company has also raised its guidance for the year.

Testing equipment maker Agilent
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said it will likely take a first-quarter loss for twice as much as initially
anticipated, as customers are buying less.

Beverage giant PepsiCo’s
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posted
profits inline with expectations at $0.50 per share

Retailer Michaels Stores
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has warned
that it expects to earn less for the full year due to unusually cold weather.
The company now estimates earnings per share to come in between $2.05-$2.10 vs.
previous expectations of $2.11.

Insurance company Allstate
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has beat
its fourth-quarter earnings estimates by $0.12 with profits of $0.89 per share.

Biotechnology company Cephalon
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has been upgraded by JP Morgan to "overweight" from "neutral".

Healthcare facilities company Coventry Health
Care

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has been upgraded by Salomon Smith Barney to "outperform"
from "in-line".

Pre-market action:


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+12%,
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+7.3%,
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+7%,
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+3%,
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+2%,
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+1.4%.


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-15.5%,
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-9%,
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-7%,
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-4%.