TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday
Stocks finished mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow closing up and both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 closing down.
The Dow industrials gained 9.44 on the day. The Nasdaq edged lower by 10.52 at the close. And the S&P 500 ended Tuesday off by 3.32.
Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday
A Deutsche Bank AG analysis of options trading activity in both Goldman Sachs
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Nvidia
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The death watch for Lehman Brothers
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National City Corp
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The less than optimistic forecast provided by Texas Instruments
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Anticipated revenue growth from operations overseas led Deutsche Bank AG to upgrade Coca Cola
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