The TradingMarkets 5 Stocks You Need To Know About This Morning

  • August 17, 2004
  • TradingMarkets Editors

Deere & Co
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Reported Q3 earnings 7 cents better than the consensus and guided Q4 earnings
higher.

Home Depot
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PowerRating): Announced Q2 earnings 6 cents above the estimates.
The company increased its fiscal 2004 EPS growth guidance from 10-14% to
14-17%.

JC Penney
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PowerRating): Reported Q2 earnings in line also guided Q3 in line.

Staples
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PowerRating): Reliesed Q2 earnings 2 cents better than the
estimates. Company also issued in-line guidance for Q3.

Applied Materials
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PowerRating): The company will announce earnings after
the close. The Reuters consensus is 25 cents a share.