TradingMarkets’ 11 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

Kirk Kirkorian’s Tracinda Corporation is making a tender offer for 28
million shares of General Motors
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at $31. Kirkorian, 87, is buying
the shares “for investment purposes” and already owns 22 million shares; after
the tender offer he will own 8.84% of GM. Shares are higher pre-open.

Nike
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is pulling its shoes from Sears
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stores.

Devon Energy
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missed by 0.10.

Noble
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beat by 0.28. Q1 profits rose 29%.

Maxim Integrated Products
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reported a higher profit, but
missed estimates.

Cigna
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beat by a wide margin.

Beckman Coulter
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missed and warned.

Electronic Arts
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posted a lower profit–down 91%. Shares
are trading lower pre-open.

American Tower
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is acquiring Spectrasite
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in
a $3.1 billion stock deal.