TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Tuesday

Stocks ended the day lower again on Friday, with housing and oil price concerns dominating an otherwise slow trading day. The Dow was off by 145.99. The Nasdaq Composite lost 19.91. And the S&P 500 finished lower by 18.42.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Tuesday

A Goldman Sachs downgrade from “buy” to “neutral” sent shares of Cheesecake Factory Inc.
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lower on Friday by more than 6%.

Good news in the semiconductor industry extends to suppliers and parts maker as well, as Verigy Ltd.
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announced on Friday that its third quarter earnings were above analyst expectations.

Foot Locker
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announced significant first quarter losses, but soothed investors by reaffirming their guidance for the full year. The stock was higher by more than 12% on Friday.

Reporting earnings on Friday, Goodyear Tire & Rubber
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announced that the company had exceeded analyst expectations.

A less than optimistic outlook from Royal Caribbean Cruises
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sent shares sharply lower on Friday.

CA, Inc.
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announced a better than expected revenue forecast for 2009, surprising investors and sending the stock up nearly 4% on Friday.

A report that InBev NV of the Netherlands was considering buying Anheuser-Busch Company
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sent shares of the American beer distributor soaring by more than 7% on Friday.

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