TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday

Stocks fought off a midday slump to rally into the close on Wednesday. Both financial and energy-related stocks led the markets higher.

The Dow ended the day up 183.16. The Nasdaq Composite closed higher by 10.10. And the S&P 500 finished ahead 21.06.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday.

Greater domestic demand and higher global sales were credited by Cummins Inc.
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, which beat analyst’s earnings estimates by $0.26.

In an effort to cut costs, General Motors
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announced its plan to lay off 15% of its salaried workforce, or approximately 5,000 jobs, by November.

Additional revenues from a recent acquisition helped Owens Corning
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beat analyst’s earnings estimates today. The stock was up more than 8%.

Analysts are expecting earnings per share of $2.02 when Mastercard
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reports earnings before the market opens on Thursday.

Exxon Mobil
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is expected to report earnings per share of $2.52 tomorrow morning before the open.

Shares of Garmin
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suffered their worst session decline in years as the company missed estimates and lowered its forecast for 2008.

Kellogg
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reports earnings tomorrow morning before the bell. Analysts are expecting EPS of $0.81.

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