TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need To Know For Today

Bear Stearns
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beat by $0.27, boosted its stock buyback program to $1.5 billion and
raised its quarterly dividend to $0.28/share.  BSC
‘s
PowerRating

is 6.


Goldman Sachs

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reported $3.35, in-line with the First Call estimate and a penny behind
the Reuters estimate.  GS’s
PowerRating

is 5.


Lennar

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reported $3.54, beating by 0.20. Revenue rose 42%; the company also
reaffirmed guidance and said it had a $6.5 billion backlog. LEN’s

PowerRating
is 5.

Merck
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reaffirmed 2005 and 2006 guidance and announced a plan to reclaim its leadership
position in the industry.
MRK’s

PowerRating
is 4.

Goldman Sachs raised its fiscal 2006 estimates on
eBay
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and raised its implied value on the stock to $54 from $46.
EBAY’s


PowerRating
is 5.

Sandisk
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was upgraded at Citi, to buy from hold. SNDK’s 
PowerRating
is 4.


Amgen
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will acquire

Abgenix

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for $22.50/share.
AMGN
‘s

PowerRating
is 7.

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Brice Wightman