TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need To Know For Friday

Stocks rallied Thursday, on a strong bond
auction and lower crude. 
At 1:00, a successful
bond auction triggered a rally in stocks. Crude made its weakest close in five
months.

The trade deficit widened to a new record in
September$ 66.1 billion. $59 billion August Jobless claims rose 2,000–more
than expected–to 326,000.

Intel
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is boosting its dividend 25% to
0.10/quarter and authorized a $25 billion stock buyback.

Man Financial is buying Refco’s futures business for
$282 million. Refco filed for bankruptcy last month; the company was once the
largest independent U.S. futures and commodities brokerage.

Now, here are a few stocks to watch on Friday:


After the close, Dell
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reported 0.39,
in-line.


Kohl’s
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reported 0.45, in-line.


Pacific Sunwear
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was in-line at 0.54.


Amgen
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meets with
analysts on Friday.


Cooper Cameron
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announced a 2:1 stock split.


Biovail
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reports
before the open Friday; look for 0.60.


T. Rowe Price said it had an 11% stake in Radio Shack

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Brice Wightman