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U.S. Stock Finish Mixed: Apple, eBay and Yum! Beat Earnings Estimates … Wachovia Buy Proves Boon for Wells Fargo … GM to Idle Plant During Summer … Freddie Mac CFO Found Dead, Suicide Suspected … Most Overbought ETFs for Today Include: XLI, IYT, SMH, XHB, SLV ….
TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today |
Here are 7 stocks for traders for today from TradingMarkets.com:
- Apple
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PowerRating). eBay announced EPS of 39 cents. Yum Brands reported quarterly earnings per share of 48 cents. Both companies beat analyst estimates. - Among the companies reporting earnings Thursday morning before the market opens are ConocoPhillips
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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today |
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Pegasystems Inc. | PEGA | 9 |
Southern Copper Corporation | PCU | 8 |
Macrovision Solutions Corp. | 8 | |
Cree Inc. | CREE | 8 |
AutoNation Inc. | AN | 8 |
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TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Today – TradingMarkets
Industrial and basic materials ETFs moved higher on Wednesday, while financial funds tended toward breakeven. The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Industrial Index ETF was up more than 3% intraday and the ProShares Ultra Basic Materials ETF was up by more than 7%.
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