TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday
Google’s after the bell earnings beat on Thursday will keep that stock in focus on Friday, while earnings from General Electric and Schlumberger will likely have traders and investors looking at industrial stocks, as well.
The Dow lost 105.30. The Nasdaq Composite fell 41.58. And the S&P 500 closed lower by 12.74.
Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday.
Google
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PowerRating) beat analyst estimates by 14 cents in its earnings announcement after the market closed on Thursday.
Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 1.06 when Schlumberger
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Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain resigned from recent acquirer Bank of America
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PowerRating) on Thursday.
Microsoft
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PowerRating) surprised the markets with an earlier than expected earnings miss and news that the software giant would eliminate 5,000 jobs company wide.
General Electric
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PowerRating) reports quarterly earnings Friday before the market opens. Analysts are expecting EPS of 0.37.
Investors aggressively unloaded shares of Aflac
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PowerRating) on Thursday following a Morgan Stanley report expressing concern over the company’s investments in securities in both Europe and the U.K.
Announcing its quarterly earnings Friday before the opening bell, Xerox
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PowerRating) is expected to report EPS of 34 cents.
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