TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Friday:

Ruby Tuesday
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fell 14% on Thursday, after announcing that
future revenues (2008) will miss projections by a long shot. RT’s PowerRating
(for Traders) is 6.

During market hours on Thursday, SLM Corporation
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missed
earnings, announcing $0.70 EPS over an expected $0.73 EPS. Despite missing
numbers, SLM fell only fractionally. SLM’s PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.

Wal-Mart
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rose about 3.4% on Thursday, after guiding higher
for Q3 profit. WMT’s PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.

General Electric
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reports earnings on Friday before the market
opens, with traders looking for $0.50 EPS. GE’s PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.

JP Morgan cut its Q3 revenue forecasts for Baidu.com mid-day, resulting in an
industry-wide selloff; Baidu.com
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fell -10% on the
negative news. BIDU’s PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.

J.C. Penney
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fell about 7% after missing estimates for
September sales, while Nordstrom
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fell just over 7% on similar
bad news. JCP’s PowerRating (for Traders) is 5, and JWN’s PowerRating (for
Traders) is 5.

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