TradingMarkets’ 12 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

Disney (DIS)
beat by a penny; profits rose 24%; revenue was $7.54 billion, up 8% from a
year ago. CFO Tom Staggs said the company expects double-digit growth for the
next few years.

Oracle
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will report tender
offer results for PeopleSoft after 1 am ET Saturday.

Drug stocks will be in focus after a US health
official said drugs manufactured by Pfizer
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and Abbott
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needed closer scrutiny. Also, safety concerns were raised on Astrazeneca’s
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Crestor and GlaxoSmithKline’s
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Serevent.

Genentech
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and OSI
Pharmaceuticals

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said that its lung cancer drug Tarceva received
FDA approval.  The drug is a competitor to Astrazeneca’s Iressa.

Autodesk (ADSK) beat, gave an optimistic outlook and announced a 2:1 stock split.

Sirius
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named former Viacom chief
Mel Karmazin, as CEO.

Novell
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beat by a penny, and a
Q3 profit compared to a year earlier loss.

Today is November options expiration.