TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday

Stocks finished mixed but higher on Friday, with the Nasdaq ending the day up more than 1% while the Dow industrials and S&P 500 lagged.

The Dow closed up 21.41. The Nasdaq finished the day ahead by 30.42. And the S&P 500 closed up by 5.22.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday

Kraft
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reports earnings on Monday before the market opens. Analysts are expecting EPS of $0.50.

Traders bid shares of Legg Mason
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higher on Friday despite the company’s announcement of its second consecutive quarterly loss.

Concern that major American automakers like Ford
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are running out of cash led to record short interest in the stock as of Friday.

Reporting earnings Monday before the bell, Sohu.com
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is expected to announced earnings per share of $0.67 for the quarter.

Shares of the trendy footwear company Crocs
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fell sharply on Friday as the company lowered their earnings forecast for the second quarter as well as the year.

Fortune Brands
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, makers of whiskey and golf accessories, beat lowered Wall Street estimates by five cents in its earnings report on Friday.

Verizon
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is expected to announce earnings per share of $0.65 when the company reports earnings Monday morning before the open.

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