TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday
Despite a difficult and volatile year, traders and investors managed to end the year on the positive note, with the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all closing in the green on New Year’s Eve.
The Dow gained 108.00. The Nasdaq ended the year up 26.33. And the &P 500 finished higher by 12.61.
Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday.
The end of year rally in stocks was led in many ways by technology shares such as Google
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An analyst for Friedman, Billings, Ramsey and Company suggests that a less expensive version of the iPhone was likely from Apple
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Among the very few Dow stocks ending 2008 higher were Wal-Mart
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Among the top sectors in 2008 was the biotechnology sector. And two of the best performing stocks in that sector have been Amgen
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