TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday
The major indices rose on Wednesday, with technology stocks leading the advance, ahead of earnings from tech bellwethers Amazon and Apple.
The Dow gained +42.99, the Nasdaq Composite +28.27 , and the S&P 500 +3.99.
Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday:
Ambac Financial
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PowerRating) announced a first quarter loss of -$6.93 per share, missing estimates by a whopping $5.42.
Delta Air Lines
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PowerRating) and Northwest Airlines
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PowerRating) announced plans to merge last week, but first, both companies reported massive losses of $6.4 billion and $4.1 billion respectively.
After the market close, Amazon.com
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PowerRating) reported earnings of $0.34, beating estimates by $0.02.
Apple
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PowerRating) announced better-than-expected results, beating consensus estimates by $0.09.
Before the market open, 3M
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PowerRating) is scheduled to report earnings of $1.35 per share.
Ford Motor
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PowerRating) is expected to announce a loss of -$0.16.
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