TradingMarkets’ 12 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

Washington Mutual
(
WM |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
is buying Providian in a $6.45
billion deal.

Catellus is being acquired by Prologis
(
PLD |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
3.6 billion

Precision Drilling
(
PDS |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
is selling energy services division to
Weatherford
in a $2.3 billion deal.

The Wall Street Journal  said Agilent
(
A |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
is selling its
semiconductor products division; the sale could fetch $1.5 – $2 billion.

Apple
(
AAPL |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
is expected to switch to Intel
(
INTC |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)

chips, dumping IBM. The move is expected to save money on the McIntosh line.    

FuelCell Energy
(
FCEL |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
beat by 0.06 but revenues were light.

Taser
(
TASR |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
customers will be subject to a 24-hour waiting
period–the same as gun buyers. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed the
legislation on Friday, which goes into effect January 1.

The Wall Street Journal reports Earthlink
(
ELNK |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
will
offer Internet calling on regular phones.