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AIG Gets $85 Billion Federal Loan as Government Becomes Majority Shareholder … Samsung Makes $5.85 Hostile Bid for SanDisk … Barclay’s Purchases Lehman’s North American Investment Bank Business … Fed Keeps Funds Rate at 2.0%, Bank of Japan Holds at 0.5% … House Passes Offshore Drilling Measure …

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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday

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

  • Falling crude oil prices continue to be a boon for airlines stocks with Delta Airlines
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    up more than 23% and Continental Airlines
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    gaining nearly 13%.

  • Morgan Stanley
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    reported quarterly earnings after the market closed on Tuesday, beating analyst’s estimates by a wide mark of more than 50 cents.

  • Warning of weakness in global demand, Dell Inc.
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    shares were lower by more than 11% on the day.

  • In a potential change of heart, the Federal Reserve has said that it is open to a loan package to help struggling insurer, American International Group
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  • Shares of Hewlett-Packard
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    soared by more than 6% on Tuesday as traders applauded the company’s cost cutting plans – including the elimination of thousands of jobs.

  • Third quarter profits for Goldman Sachs
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    fell by more than 70% the company reported on Tuesday.

For a list of Wednesday’s highest PowerRating stocks, click here.

TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Wednesday

Company
Symbol PowerRatings
IXYS Corporation IXYS 9
Adaptec Inc. ADPT 8
LSI Corporation LSI 8
Synaptics Inc. SYNA 8
Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI 8

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