The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching

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

Electronics retailer Best Buy
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beat its second quarter earnings estimates by $0.01, with profits
of $0.19 a share.

Computer hardware giant
International Business Machines

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had its third quarter
earnings estimates cut by Salomon Smith Barney to $0.99 a share from $1.02 a
share.

Chip maker Microchip
Technology

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has raised its second quarter earnings guidance by a
penny to to higher gross margins.

Biotech company Cephalon
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has announced that its experimental drug to treat Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity, Provogil, has produced positive study results.

Also in the biotech sector  D&K
Healthcare

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has been downgraded by Prudential to “hold” from
“buy” after the company issued a profit warning.