TradingMarkets’ 8 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

Hewlett Packard
(HPQ)
beat by a penny and revenues ($21.6 billion) also beat slightly. The company
lowered Q3 guidance.

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)
beat by 0.03.
Q1 profit rose 38%.

Applied Materials
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beat by a penny but said orders were
down and lowered Q3. Profits fell 18% and new orders  for the three months
ending May 1 fell 30%.

Nordstrom
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beat and raised its 2005 view. Q1 profit rose 52%.

Intel
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holds its annual meeting today.

Boise Cascade slashed the price of its IPO and now sees $17-$19, down
from $24-$26.

Yum Brands’
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same store sales rose 4%–analysts were
expecting between 2-4%.

Ross Stores
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beat by 0.03.