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U.S. Stocks End Wednesday Mixed: Financials Rally, Energies Retreat … Asian Stocks Lower Overnight … Congress Agrees on Stimulus Plan Language, Bill Heads to White House … Earnings on Deck for Today Include: AET, MAR, WYNN, KO, CAKE

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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today

Here are 7 stocks for traders for today from TradingMarkets.com:

  • Aetna
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    reports quarterly earnings Thursday before the market opens. Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 94 cents.

  • Also reporting earnings on Thursday is Coca Cola
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    , which is expected to announce EPS of 0.61.

  • Marriott
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    and Wynn Resorts
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    both report quarterly earnings on Thursday. Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 39 cents from Marriott before the bell and EPS of 46 cents from Wynn Resorts after the close.

  • Goldman Sachs
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    added Best Buy
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    to its “conviction buy” list on Wednesday. The implosion of competitor Circuit City was among the reasons cited for bullishness on the stock.

  • Shares of Sirius XM Radio
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    plunged on Wednesday on concerns that the company might fail to meet upcoming debt payments and may instead pursue bankruptcy protection.

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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today

Company
Symbol PowerRatings
Odyssey Marine Exploration OMEX 9
Amerigas Partners LP APU 9
Schweitzer-Mauduit International SWM 8
StemCells Inc. STEM 8
Pegasystems Inc. PEGA 8

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