TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need To Know For Today

• January 5, 2006
• Brice Wightman

Bank of America cut
Boeing
(
BA |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) to Neutral from Buy and cut its price target on the
stock to $72. BA‘s
Power Rating
is
5.

Wal-Mart
(
WMT |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) comps rose 2.2%, the smallest December gain in 5 years. For Q4, the
company sees earnings coming in at the low end of guidance.

WMT‘s
Power Rating
is
5.

Costco
(
COST |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
said same store sales rose 7% last month, more than expected.
COST‘s
Power Rating
is
5.

American Eagle Outfitter
(
AEOS |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) reported comps
+9.8%, more than expected.
AEOS‘s
Power Rating
is
4.

Xilinx
(
XLNX |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) raised December guidance, saying sales are expected to grow 11-12%
sequentially. XLNX‘s

Power Rating is
4.

Men’s Wearhouse
(
MW |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) reported comps +8.1%–more than expected–and guided higher for Q4.
MW’s
Power Rating is
5.

Bird flu stocks
will be in focus after a human case
of bird flu was found in Turkey.
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals

(
BCRX |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating). BCRX‘s
Power Rating
is
3.
Crucell
(
CRXL |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating).
CRXL’s
Power Rating is
5.
Novavax
(
NVAX |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) 
NVAX’s
Power Rating is
5.

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Brice Wightman