TradingMarkets’ 14 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

eBay
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PowerRating) beat by a penny. Q3 net
rose 77% as listings rose and PayPal expanded to Europe. The stock is trading up
pre-open.

AIG
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PowerRating) missed by a penny.

Amgen
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PowerRating) beat by 0.02 and raised 2004 earnings and revenue
guidance

AT&T
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Xerox
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PowerRating) reported 0.11 vs. 0.17 a year ago.

Altera
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PowerRating) beat by 0.04.

Chiron
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PowerRating) reported non-GAAP  of 0.26.

DeVry
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PowerRating) missed by 0.08 and was light on revenues.

STMicroelectronics
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PowerRating) beat by 0.03 and cut guidance.

Colgate
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PowerRating) goes to a buy from neutral at Merrill Lynch.

Microsoft
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PowerRating) will report after the close; the estimate is 0.30.

Symantec
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PowerRating) reported 0.41 v 0.39

Merck
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PowerRating) reported  0.60 vs. 0.83 a year ago. The company said
over 300 Vioxx lawsuits have filed and expect more.

SBC
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PowerRating) reported 0.38, in-line.