TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday

Stocks were sold aggressively for the second time in four days as traders remained pessimistic about the prospects of a financial bailout bill that cleared the Senate making it through the House of Representatives.

The Dow lost 348.22. The Nasdaq Composite fell by 92.48. And the S&P 500 closed down 46.78.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday.

Morgan Stanley
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downgraded stocks as diverse as Las Vegas Sands
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and eBay
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from “overweight” to “equal weight” on Thursday.

Despite an impressive rally off its intraday lows on Wednesday, General Electric
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slid by more than 9% on Thursday.

Losing more than 6% on the day, Intel
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fell to its lowest levels in more than a year.

Family Dollar
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reports earnings Friday morning before the bell. Analyst are expecting EPS of 0.34.

Agricultural stocks came under exceptional pressure on Thursday, with shares of Monsanto
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, lower by more than 17%.

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