TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday
U.S. stocks recovered most of Wednesday’s losses, with financial stocks leading the advance. Commodity prices continued their rapid descent and the dollar rose.
The Dow gained +261.66 , the Nasdaq Composite +48.15, and the S&P 500 +31.09. The markets are closed on Friday in observance of the Easter holiday.
Here are 7 stocks to watch…
Nike
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Carnival Corp.
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Shares of CIT Group
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Bain Capital and its Chinese partner dropped their $2.2 billion bid for 3Com
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After the close, Palm
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Before the market open on Monday, Walgreen
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