The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching
The following stocks may be
impacted due to significant news as noted:
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that drug maker
Johnson& Johnson
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company Scios
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Digital animation company Pixar
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is down in the pre-market after announcing uncertainty in its deal with Walt
Disney
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$0.07-$0.10 per share vs. a consensus of $0.18.
Computer services company Overture Services
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posted fourth-quarter earnings $0.01 ahead of estimates with profits of $0.24
per share, though has guided down for the first-quarter.
Computer services company Electronic Data Systems
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previous expectations of $2.03 per share. CSFB has also reduced its estimates on
the company.
Biotech firm Applied Biosystems
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been upgraded by UBS Warburg to "buy" from "neutral".
Pre-market movers:
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SCIO |
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SANM |
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+7%,
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+2%,
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-12%,
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