TradingMarkets’ 8 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

Ford
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cut its earnings view and now sees
$1.25-1.50 for 2005. The stock is trading down pre-open. Bank of America cut
price target on the stock.

Wal-Mart
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said April same store sales would be flat to +2%.

JP Morgan said Seprecor’s
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sleeping drug Lunestra exceeded
expectations in its first week. Sanofi Aventis received approvable letter on
sleep drug Ambien CR, not approval. This should be a positive for SEPR.

Darden
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was the subject of a positive article in Barron’s.

NCR Corp.
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raised Q1 and 2005 guidance. The company now
expects 0.16 for Q1 and 1.35 -1.40 for 2005.

Fourth quarter profits at Circuit City
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fell; the company
earned 0.43 vs. 0.46 a year earlier. 

XM Satellite Radio
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is teaming up with AOL in online radio
service that will deliver 200 channels to AOL members.

Korean Airlines is buying 10 Boeing
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7E7 Dreamliners for $1.2
billion.

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