TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday

Here are 7 stocks for traders for Thursday:

Syntax-Brillian
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missed earnings on Wednesday, announcing
$0.11 EPS versus expectations of $0.12 EPS. BRLC’s PowerRating (for Traders) is
4.

Pier 1 Imports
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reports earnings on Thursday before the
market opens; look for -$0.44 EPS. PIR’s PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.

Amgen
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rose over 4% on Wednesday after Merrill Lynch and
UBS upgraded the drug company on the heels of a favorable FDA decision for an
anemia drug. AMGN’s PowerRating (for Traders) is 4.

Diana Shipping
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fell 5% on Wednesday, after the company
announced plans to issue 10 million additional stock shares to the public. DSX’s
PowerRating (for Traders) is 6.

Humana
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rose over 5% Wednesday on news that the U.S. Congress
may drop plans to cut Medicare payments for certain children’s health insurance
programs. HUM’s PowerRating (for Traders) is 5.

Sirius
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gained just under 4% on speculation that the proposed
XM Satellite

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merger could be approved by October. XMSR was up
just over 4%. SIRI’s PowerRating (for Traders) is 4, and XMSR’s PowerRating (for
Traders) is 5.

PowerRatings (for Traders) are courtesy of TradingMarkets.com