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Royal Bank of Scotland's $24B Cash Call... McDonald's Earnings Rise... AT&T, Dupont Profits Jump... CME Misses Estimates... United Health Misses Forecast, Lowers Outlook... Wyeth Profit Falls... Lockheed-Martin Net Increases... UAL Reports Wider Loss.

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

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TradingMarkets 5 Business Stories You Need to Know

RBS Seeks $24 Billion Capital Boost - Wall Street Journal

Royal Bank of Scotland, stretched by the credit crisis and its ABN Amro purchase, took a further $11.69 billion in pretax write-downs and will ask shareholders to approve a $23.78 billion rights issue while seeking disposal of noncore assets.

AT&T Profit Expands More than 20% - MarketWatch

AT&T reported first-quarter earnings jumped 22%, as the giant phone company added 1.3 million net wireless customers and was largely unaffected by a slowing U.S. economy.

DuPont Profit Jumps 26% on Crop Seeds, Pesticides - Bloomberg

DuPont, the third-biggest U.S. chemical company, said first-quarter profit rose 26 percent as record grain prices boosted sales of pesticides and genetically modified corn and soybean seeds.

Oil: How High from Here? - BusinessWeek

Prices could reach new record highs as traders bid up oil in reaction to a weak U.S. dollar brought on by low interest rates.

2008 Fortune 500: Wal-Mart's No. 1 - CNN Money

The retail giant is on top for the second year in a row, while AT&T moves up and GM slips. See who ranks where on the definitive list of America's largest companies and why.

For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.

TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today

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

• Bank of America ( BAC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reported first-quarter revenues and earnings fell substantially due to trading losses and write-downs.
  
  
  
  


• Shares of National City ( NCC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) plunged more than 27% after the bank reported an unexpected loss. NCC cuts its dividend and said its close to securing a $7 billion cash infusion.
  
  
  
  


• After the market close, Boston Scientific ( BSX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) beat estimates by $0.13 but issued mixed guidance.
  
  
  
  


• Texas Instruments ( TXN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reported earnings of $0.43, in-line with estimates.
  
  
  
  


• Before the market open, AT&T ( T | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reported earnings that matched expectations.
  
  
  
  


• CME Group ( CME | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) missed the consensus forecast by $0.13.
  
  
  
  


• And finally, DuPont ( DD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) beat estimates by $0.03 and issued guidance in-line.
  
  

For a list of today's highest PowerRating stocks, click here.

TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today

TradingMarkets Tracking the Wizards

The Last Good Trade: Bank of America (BAC) - TradingMarkets

Bank of America was in the news yesterday because its announcement of $2 billion in write-downs and word that the company had a 77% decline in profits in the first quarter...

Tips to Help You Trade Like the Pros - TradingMarkets

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Free Report! The Only 3 Options Trading Strategies You'll Ever Need - TradingMarkets

There may be as many ways to trade the market as there are traders who want to do so. But the difference between the professionals and the amateurs when it comes to trading is that the majority of professional traders know that the edge lies in buying markets when they are weak and selling them when they are strong.

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