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Stocks Fade Late on Wednesday After 50 Basis Point Rate Cut … Fed Funds Stands at 1% … Japan, China Considering Lowering Cash Rate … Bonuses, Severance Packages in Bailout Plan Raise Eyebrows … AstraZeneca, Exxon Mobil, Motorola Report Earnings Today
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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday |
Here are 7 stocks for traders for Thursday from TradingMarkets.com:
- Reporting earnings before the market opens on Thursday, Barrick Gold
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PowerRating) is expected to announce EPS of 0.46. - Casino stocks were among the more outstanding performers on Wednesday, with both Las Vegas Sands
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PowerRating) spiking by more than 77% and 36%, respectively. Against this backdrop, Wynn Resorts
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PowerRating) reports quarterly earnings Thursday after the market closes. Analyst are expecting EPS of 0.59. - Colgate-Palmolive
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PowerRating) is expected to report EPS of 0.98 when it announces quarterly earnings Thursday morning before the bell. - A Sanford C. Bernstein & Company analyst report that suggested Apple
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PowerRating) may increase 2009 earnings with a sizable share buyback program helped boost the stock by more than 4% on Wednesday. - Exxon Mobil
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PowerRating) reports earnings Thursday morning. Analysts are expecting the oil giant to report earnings per share of 2.39.
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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today |
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Symbol | PowerRatings |
| Thoratec Corporation | THOR | 9 |
| Towne Bank | TOWN | 8 |
| ProShares UltraShort Russell 1000 Value | SJF | 8 |
| ProShares UltraShort QQQ | QID | 8 |
| Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. | QCOR | 8 |
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