TradingMarkets’ 7 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

Hovnanian
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missed by 0.02. Earnings rose 32% from a year ago.

Sears Holdings’
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Q2 profit rose
4.5% but missed on revenues; the 0.98 reported was not comparable to the
$1.36 estimate. (full
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Comverse Technology
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beat by a penny and also beat on
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Cooper Companies
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beat by 0.18 and issued upside guidance. (full
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Take Two Interactive
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was in-line but guided lower. The Q3
loss doubled from the same period last year. Citigroup reiterated its bullish
outlook on the stock.

Barr Pharmaceuticals
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beat by
0.05, ex-items. (full
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The New York Post reports eBay
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is in talks to buy Skype for about $5 billion.

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