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Asian Stocks Lower … Retail Sales in China Up 20+% … U.S. Taxpayers Reject Bonuses in Bail-out Package … Citigroup to Suspend Foreclosures … Democratic House Plans Automaker Rescue … Macy’s, Applied Materials, Crocs, Network Appliance, Computer Sciences Report Earnings Today

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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday

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

  • American Express
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    successfully petitioned the Federal Reserve to become a bank, following the lead of investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

  • Macy’s
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    is expected to announce a quarterly EPS loss of 0.19 Wednesday morning before the markets open.

  • Citigroup
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    announced that it would suspend foreclosures and modify mortgages to make it easier for many homeowners to keep their homes.

  • Applied Materials
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    will report quarterly earnings Wednesday after the market closes. Analysts are expecting EPS of 0.14.

  • Additional quarterly losses for American International Group
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    mean that insurance giant’s taxpayer bailout will nearly double to $150 billion.

  • The cash crunch at General Motors
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    has increasingly drawn the attention of lawmakers as the automaker slides closer to bankruptcy.

  • Fears of weaker PC demand led to selling in shares of Intel
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    on Tuesday. The lowered earnings and share price projections come at a time of traditionally strong seasonality for technology stocks.

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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today

Company
Symbol PowerRatings
Life Partners Holdings Inc. LPHI 9
First Financial Corp of Indiana THFF 8
ISYS ISYS 8
LHC Group LHCG 8
Steris Corporation STE 8

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