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FOMC August Minutes Say Next Move Will Be Higher ... Consumer Confidence Strengthens ... Energy Shares Among Tuesdays Gainers ... Home Prices Plunge in June ... Durable Goods Report Today, Jobless Claims Tomorrow ...

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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today

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

• Dollar Tree (DLTR | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports earnings Wednesday morning before the opening bell. Analysts are expecting EPS of $0.41.
  
  
• Verizon Communications (VZ | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is nearing a deal that would allow Google (GOOG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) to become the default search engine for all Verizon mobile devices.
  
  
• Analysts are expecting Solarfun Power (SOLF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) to report earnings per share of 1.48 when the company announces quarterly earnings Wednesday morning before the market opens.
  
  
• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) announced that its drug, Azilect, was the first to slow the progress of the Parkinson's disease.
  
  
• The slowing economy has been hard on popular family restaurants, bringing shares of both Brinker International (EAT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), which runs Chili's Bar and Grill, and Darden Restaurants (DRI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), which runs Olive Garden and Red Lobster lower on Tuesday.
  
  

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