TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Tuesday

The World Bank knocked stocks lower today with a pessimistic forecast of a 2.9% contraction in economic growth. U.S. stocks closed on the low of the day with volatility spiking over 11%. The DJIA gave back 200.72, the Nasdaq plummeted 61.28 and the broad based S&P 500 fell 28.19.

Here are 7 stocks you need to know about for Tuesday.

The grocery chain Kroger
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announces fiscal first quarter 2010 earnings. Analysts are expecting 0.62 cents per share.

America’s CarMart
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, the buy here/pay here auto dealer operator, reveals its fiscal 4th quarter 2009 earnings. The estimate is 0.038 cents per share.

Medarex
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– Their prostate cancer drug cured 2 patients in Mayo Clinic tests.

Dropping oil prices triggered a pullback in shares of Suncor Energy
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NII Holdings
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– Latin America’s wireless phone service provider’s rating was reduced to neutral by Goldman Sachs.

The commodity sector dropped due to slowing economic growth with AK Steel Holding Corp
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and Walter Energy
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falling.

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