TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday

A bearish but relatively flat week ends Thursday with a handful of earning releases. Disappointing numbers from several major tech names combined with international worries sent shares sharply lower on the session. Positive news of Bernanke being reconfirmed failed to generate bullish sentiment. The DJIA fell 115.70, the Nasdaq dropped 42.41, and the S&P 500 gave back 12.97.

Here are 7 stocks you need to know for Friday.

Oil company, ^CVX^, reports before the open with an expected EPS of $1.70.

^HON^ has analysts awaiting an EPS of 90 cents prior to trading.

Toy maker, ^MAT^, has forecast a pre open EPS of 68 cents.

After hype worthy of the Segway, the new ^AAPL^ iPad failed to impress critics.

^EK^ crushed analysts estimates for the fourth quarter.

^TWC^ beats fourth quarter profit estimates.

Fourth quarter profit at ^NOK^ increased by 65% blowing away estimates.

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