TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday

Although still within a tight three-day range, stocks nevertheless gained ground on Wednesday, taking the markets closer to overbought territory below the 200-day moving average.

The Dow gained 152.68. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day higher by 23.01. And the S&P 500 closed up 13.21.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday.

Monsanto
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reports quarterly earnings Thursday morning before the market opens. Analysts are expecting EPS of 2.09.

Also reporting earnings before the bell on Thursday is Schnitzer Steel Industries
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. The steelmaker is expected to announce per share earnings of 15 cents.

Goldman Sachs cut it first quarter sales forecast for Google
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, citing the drops Euro and pound.

Research in Motion
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is expected to announce per share earnings of 84 cents Thursday after the market closes.

Also announcing earnings after the bell on Thursday is Immucor Inc.
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, which is expected to report EPS of 22 cents.

Closing lower for a fourth consecutive trading session in a row were shares of Amgen
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. But the selling was even more aggressive in Celgene Corporation
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, which dropped by more than 14% after announcing that ther profits for 2009 would be at the lower end of the forecast range.

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