TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Tuesday

Hovering around break even for most of the trading day, stocks are likely to see increased volatility as additional earnings reports are due out this week.

The Dow ended down 9.72. The Nasdaq Composite closed off 0.15. And the S&P 500 gained 1.29.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Tuesday.

Earnings per share of 71 cents is what analysts are expecting from Molson Coors Brewing
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when it reports earnings Tuesday morning.

Noted short seller Bill Fleckenstein said in an interview with Bloomberg TV that he was closing his short fund and had purchased shares of Microsoft
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among other tech stocks.

Analysts are looking for EPS of ten cents from Qwest
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when it reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday.

McDonald’s
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reported January sales that were up by more than 7%. The boost in revenue was credited to popularity of the fast food giant’s dollar menu.

Pepsi Bottling Group
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reports quarterly earnings Tuesday before the market opens. Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 0.25.

Will Applied Materials
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report a profit or loss in its next earnings report? Find out Tuesday after the market closes.

Also announcing earnings after the bell on Tuesday is Nvidia Inc.
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. The graphics chip maker is expected to report earnings per share loss of nine cents.

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