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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today

Here are 7 stocks for traders for today from TradingMarkets.com:

  • Earnings per share of 71 cents is what analysts are expecting from Molson Coors Brewing
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    when it reports earnings Tuesday morning.

  • Noted short seller Bill Fleckenstein said in an interview with Bloomberg TV that he was closing his short fund and had purchased shares of Microsoft
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    among other tech stocks.

  • Analysts are looking for EPS of ten cents from Qwest
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    when it reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday.

  • McDonald’s
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    reported January sales that were up by more than 7%. The boost in revenue was credited to popularity of the fast food giant’s dollar menu.

  • Pepsi Bottling Group
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    reports quarterly earnings Tuesday before the market opens. Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 0.25.

  • Will Applied Materials
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    report a profit or loss in its next earnings report? Find out Tuesday after the market closes.

  • Also announcing earnings after the bell on Tuesday is Nvidia Inc.
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    . The graphics chip maker is expected to report earnings per share loss of nine cents.

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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today

Company
Symbol PowerRatings
Royal Gold Inc. RGLD 8
ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 ETF SDS 8
ProShares UltraShort QQQ ETF QID 8
Suburban Propane Partners LP SPH 8
GTC Biotherapeutics Inc. GTCB 8

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