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 | TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today |
Here are 7 stocks for traders for today from TradingMarkets.com:
- A number of stocks will be added to the S&P 500 Index, according to Standard and Poor's. They include Owens-Illinois Inc.
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- Among the stocks moving higher on a shortened, Christmas Eve trading day were Google
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- Despite AMD's positive Christmas eve, J.P. Morgan analysts are suggesting that it is Intel
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For a list of today's highest PowerRating stocks, click here.
| TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today |
Company | Symbol | PowerRatings |
| Jackson Hewitt Tax Services Inc. | JTX | 9 |
| Family Dollar Stores Inc. | FDO | 8 |
| Ezcorp Inc. | EZPW | 8 |
| NTT Docomo Inc. | DCM | 8 |
| Cogent Inc. | COGT | 8 |
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