TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Tuesday

Stocks closed virtually flat on Monday, as commodities hit record highs and the dollar sunk to a record low. The Dow lost -7.49, the Nasdaq Composite -12.88, while the S&P 500 gained +0.71.

Here are 7 stocks to watch…

Diebold
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rejected United Technologies
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$2.63 billion takeover offer.

The world’s biggest auto-makers reported a drop in sales for February, starting with General Motors
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, where sales were down -13%.

Ford
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reported a -6.6% decline.

And, sales at Toyota Motor
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fell -2.8%.

After the close on Monday, Barnes & Noble
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issued mixed guidance. The company lowered full-year ’09 earnings estimates, but Q4 revenue estimates were in-line.

Do you think Starbucks
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