TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday

Stocks started off the day on an up note, but within an hour the markets were headed into a steady downtrend that lasted for the duration of the session. The renewed selling has restored a small oversold bias to the markets in general, but particularly the Nasdaq.

The Dow ended the day down 88.81. The Nasdaq Composite lost 33.96. And the S&P 500 finished off 12.07.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday.

Announcing earnings after the bell on Thursday, Dell
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beat analyst estimates by two cents. Quarterly revenues, by contrast, were less than expected.

Also announcing earnings after the market closed on Thursday was The Gap
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. The Gap beat reported earnings per share that were two cents better than analysts had estimated.

Coeur d’Alene Mines
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reports quarterly earnings Friday morning before the market opens. Analysts are expecting an earnings per share loss of 0.01.

Also reporting earnings before the bell Friday morning is Interpublic
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, which is expected announce EPS of 29 cents.

IBM
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advanced after reaffirming a profit forecast that was more optimistic than anticipated.

Yahoo
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reported that its chief financial officer, Blake Jorgensen will be leaving the internet search company. Jorgensen joined Yahoo! in the summer of 2007.

Goldman Sachs
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warned that the S&P 500 could fall to as low as 650 if home values continue to fall.

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