TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday

Stocks ended Tuesday mixed, with blue chips tending to be higher and small cap and technology stocks lower.

The Dow gained 26.62. The Nasdaq Composite ended Tuesday off by 3.62. And the S&P 500 closed up 4.67.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday.

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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