TradingMarkets 7 stocks you need to know for Friday
Stocks were mixed Thursday
ahead of Friday’s CPI report.
The trade deficit for August widened to
$59 billion vs. $57.9 billion in July; jobless claims for the week of
10/8 fell 2000 to 389,000 vs. the 360,000 consensus. Job losses from the recent
hurricanes jumped to 438,000. Import prices rose +1.8%, the most in
15 years. Export prices rose 1.7%.
Oil inventories rose 1 million barrels,
in-line, and the first build in seven weeks. Gasoline inventories fell 2.7
million barrels, also in-line. Distillates fell 3.4 million barrels. Natural gas
added 58 billion cubic feet.
Now, here are a few stocks to watch on Friday:
Boston Scientific
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PowerRating) is expected to
report 0.44 on Friday.
General Electric
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United Health
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Knight Ridder
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0.66.
BB&T
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is expected to report 0.77.
After the close Thursday, Waters
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guided lower for Q3.
EDO
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PowerRating) won contracts worth $15 million from
the Navy and the Marines.
Brice Wightman