TradingMarkets’ 10 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

Nike
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reported 1.30 for Q4, beating by 0.03.

Walgreen
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beat by 0.02 for Q3; same store sales rose 8.7%

Cardinal Healthcare
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will buy up to $1 billion of its own
stock and will raise its dividend to 20% of earnings, up from 4%. The company
sees 2006 earnings below estimates.

McDonald’s
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and Wendy’s
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will be in focus as
a second Mad Cow case was reported.

Creative Technology
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lowered revenue and gross margin
guidance for fiscal 2005. The company sited weaker than expect4ed demand for MP3
players. Look for possible weakness in Apple
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on the news.
Also, a somewhat negative article Barron’s article mentioned iPod
competition.

Celgene
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will be added to the NDX, effective July 5.

Legg Mason
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was upgraded to buy from neutral at Merrill Lynch.

Petrokazakhstan Inc.
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said it is in talks regarding possible
mergers or acquisitions.