TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday

Stocks finished up for the day, though off their intraday highs.
The Dow was up 24.43. The Nasdaq Composite closed ahead by 16.31.
And the S&P 500 managed to gain 3.64 by the end of the day.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday

Dick’s Sporting Goods
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experienced its biggest drop since the bear market bottom in October 2002 after its annual profit forecast was less than analysts expected.

Evergreen Solar
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, the solar power panel parts maker, ended the day up by more than 10% on news of a new $750 million contract.

The biggest producer of electricity from natural gas, Calpine
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was up by more than 8% on the day on news that NRG Energy
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was making an unsolicited bid for the company.

BCE, Inc.
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was down by 12% as bondholders won the right to challenge a planned leveraged buyout of the company.

Gap Inc.
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announced earnings on Thursday that beat analyst estimates by three cents.

Ford Motor Company
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admitted that it would likely break even in 2009, later than analysts had expected. The stock was down more than 8% on the news.

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