TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday
Stocks ended a strong two-month run on a profit-taking note as a late rally fizzled on Thursday.
The Dow slipped 17.61. The Nasdaq Composite edged higher by 5.36. And the S&P 500 finished off 0.83.
Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday.
Among the companies reporting quarterly earnings Friday morning before the market opens are Clorox Corporation
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Walt Disney Company
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On a day when Chrysler was declaring bankruptcy, traders and investors poured into shares of Ford Motor Company
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Scheduled to announce quarterly earnings after the close on Friday is Chevron Corporation
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Standard and Poor’s lowered its rating on the preferred stock of American Express
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Based on a shareholder vote, the board of directors of Bank of America
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