TradingMarkets’ 9 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

Pixar
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slashed Q2 guidance to 0.10/share from 0.15. The
company cited slower video sales for “The Incredibles.” The stock is lower
pre-open.

3M
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guided Q2 and full-year lower, saying it will take a $75
million charge related to the repatriation of foreign earnings.

Unocal
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guided Q2 higher, to 1.65 – 1.70. Thomson First Call
had it at 1.37.

Red Hat
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beat by 0.02, reporting an almost 45% gain in Q1
met income. The company guided slightly lower for the current quarter. CSFB
upgraded the stock to outperform.

Taser
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is suing Gannett–the parent of USA Today–for libel
and misrepresentation. Taser claims the newspaper said their guns overstated the
charge of its gun by a million times–that its punch was as strong as an
electric chair.

Pfizer
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is canceling two new drugs after trials showed
limited benefits.

Automakers report sales today:
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UBS downgraded Pepsi
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and Pepsi Bottling
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citing higher energy costs.