TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday

The Dow finished strongly on Friday, leaving both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 little changed on the day.

The Dow gained 121.07. The Nasdaq Composite closed lower by 3.23. And the S&P 500 ended the day up 4.09.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday.

Treatments for anemia from Amgen
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and Johnson & Johnson
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came under greater regulatory scrutiny after a German study linked the Johnson & Johnson anemia drug to increased risk of death in stroke patients.

Falling revenues due to the housing slump lead to a massive loss for the third quarter for K.B. Homes
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, which was actually up on the day on Friday.

JP Morgan Chase & Company
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bought what was left of Washington Mutual
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late on Thursday as part of the biggest bank failure in U.S. history.

Walgreens
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reports quarterly earnings Monday before the market opens. Analysts are expecting EPS of 0.45.

Citigroup
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was up more than 4% late in trading on Friday, undeterred by the Wall Street bailout debate in Washington.

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