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GE's Earnings Disappointment... Genentech Beats Estimates... Microsoft Seen as Favorite to Land Yahoo!... Frontier Air Files for Bankruptcy... Linens 'n Things Expected to File for Bankruptcy... American Airlines Grounds Hundreds More Flights.

Asian stocks up... European stocks down... Dollar falls... And the futures are pointing to a lower open.

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TradingMarkets 5 Business Stories You Need to Know

Microsoft Remains Favorite In Crowded Battle for Yahoo - Wall Street Journal
Yahoo's directors meet Friday to discuss alternatives to a Microsoft takeover, with many insiders still seeing a Microsoft deal, without News Corp., as the most likely.

General Electric's Big Disappointment - CNN Money
Conglomerate's shares tumble in premarket trading as earnings slip 6% on financial services weakness.

American Scrubs 570 More Flights on Fourth Day of Jet Repairs - Bloomberg
AMR Corp.'s American Airlines canceled 570 more flights today, the fourth day of travel disruptions caused by grounding its Boeing Co. MD-80 jets to inspect and repair their wiring.

Calls Made to Reopen BAE Systems Probe - MarketWatch
Pressure rose Friday on Britain's Serious Fraud Office to reopen an investigation into BAE Systems after a court ruled that the regulator's decision to drop a corruption enquiry into contracts with Saudi Arabia was unlawful.

Exotic Emerging Markets Lure Intrepid Investors - SmartMoney
Intrepid investors go off the beaten path to find lucrative emerging markets.

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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today

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

• The Wall Street Journal reported that AOL is nearing a deal with Yahoo! (YHOO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) aimed at thwarting Microsoft's (MSFT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) merger plans.
  
  
• Shares of Millennium Pharmaceuticals (MLNM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) surged 49% after the company agreed to be acquired by Japan's Takeda Pharmaceuticals for $8.8 billion.
  
  
• DuPont (DD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) expects Q1 earnings of $1.29 per share, up from the previously estimated range of $1.14 to $1.19 and above consensus estimates of $1.17 per share.
  
  
• Wal-Mart (WMT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reported March same-store sales increased 0.7%, in-line with the company's guidance. However, WMT raised Q1 EPS guidance in the range of $0.74 to $0.76, above consensus estimates of $0.72.
  
  
• After the close, Genentech (DNA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reported earnings of $0.84, beating estimates by $0.02.
  
  
• Before the market open, General Electric (GE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) missed earnings estimates by $0.07.
  

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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today

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The One Conference Call Forex Traders Can't Afford to Miss - TradingMarkets
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Trading Without Emotion - TradingMarkets
According to Cal Berkley University research, more than eight out of ten people who trade the stock market on a regular basis lose money.

Free Report! 5 Secrets to Short Term Stock Trading Success - TradingMarkets
There are times when the markets are so exuberant that buying high and selling higher works. But there is only one edge that has stood the test of time when it comes to short-term trading: buying weakness and selling strength.

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