TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday
Stocks ramped higher in the final two hours of trading on Thursday, helping ensure overbought conditions in a number of stocks both above and below the 200-day moving average.
The Dow gained 95.81. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day up 43.64. And the S&P 500 closed ahead by 13.24.
Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday.
Google
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PowerRating) reported quarterly earnings after the close on Thursday that were better than analysts had expected. Thursday marked the stock’s second consecutive close above the 200-day moving average in more than a year.
“RST” is the ticker symbol for Rosetta Stone
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PowerRating) which debuted on Thursday with a rally of more than 40%.
Citigroup
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PowerRating) is among the companies announcing quarterly earnings Friday morning. Analysts are expecting an earnings per share loss of 24 cents. Also reporting before the bell Friday morning are Mattel Inc.
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PowerRating), which is expected to report a loss of 13 cents per share, and Overstock.com
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PowerRating), which is expected to announce an EPS loss of 26 cents.
GlaxoSmithKline
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PowerRating) and Pfizer
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PowerRating) announced plans to merge their HIV-drug units in a move that would give the combined entity nearly 20% of the market for anti-HIV drugs.
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