TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday

U.S. stocks ended the week with a rally, boosted by news of a possible bailout for Ambac Financial. The Dow gained +96.72, the S&P 500 +10.58, and the Nasdaq Composite +3.57.

Here are 7 stocks to watch on Monday…

Home improvement retailer, Lowe’s Companies
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, is expected to report Q4 earnings of $0.25.

Nordstrom
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, the fashion specialty retailer, is expected to report Q4 earnings of $0.88.

Late on Friday, there was speculation that troubled bond insurer Ambac Financial
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is close to receiving a bailout.

LDK Solar
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is expected to report Q4 earnings of $0.41.

Analysts are looking for FirstEnergy
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, the electric utility holding company, to report Q4 earnings of $0.92.

Drug development company, Human Genome Sciences
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, is expected to report a Q4 loss of -$0.49.

And finally, do you think Yahoo!
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