TradingMarkets’ 8 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

IBM is buying Ascential

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PowerRating) for $1 billion–$18.50/share.

JP Morgan lifted its earnings estimates on
Apple Computer
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Conseco
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The Wall Street Journal reports that
AIG’s Hank Greenberg will be stepping down as early as this week.

Taser
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man died on Friday after being Tasered.

SafeNet
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million contract form the Dept. of Defense.