The Dow and NASDAQ closed with small losses, while the S&P 500 was barely in the green. Stocks struggled as the price of crude oil hit another record high today. Click here for the rest of today's Stock Market Recap.
Here are 7 stocks for traders for Thursday:
Syntax-Brillian (BRLC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) missed earnings on Wednesday, announcing $0.11 EPS versus expectations of $0.12 EPS.
Pier 1 Imports (PIR | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports earnings on Thursday before the market opens; look for -$0.44 EPS.
Amgen (AMGN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) rose over 4% on Wednesday after Merrill Lynch and UBS upgraded the drug company on the heels of a favorable FDA decision for an anemia drug.
Diana Shipping (DSX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) fell 5% on Wednesday, after the company announced plans to issue 10 million additional stock shares to the public.
Humana (HUM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) rose over 5% Wednesday on news that the U.S. Congress may drop plans to cut Medicare payments for certain children's health insurance programs.
Sirius (SIRI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) gained over 4% on speculation that the proposed XM Satellite (XMSR | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) merger could be approved by October.