TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday

Another volatile day in the markets saw stocks rally early and fade late on Tuesday.

The Dow fell 76.62. The Nasdaq Composite lost 65.24. And the S&P 500 closed lower by 5.34.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday.

Analysts are also expecting earnings per share of 0.77 from Coca Cola (KO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), which also reports earnings Wednesday morning before the bell.

Microsoft (MSFT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) shares slid by more than 5% on Tuesday, as Credit Suisse cut its 2009 and 2010 earnings forecast for the software maker, citing slowing PC demand.

JP Morgan Chase (JPM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to announce EPS of -0.17 during its quarterly earnings report Wednesday morning before the open.

Wells Fargo (WFC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), winner of the Wachovia (WB | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) sweepstakes, will report earnings Wednesday morning before the market opens. Analysts are expecting earnings per share of 0.42.

Reporting earnings before the market opens Wednesday morning, eBay (EBAY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to announce EPS of 0.41.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports earnings Wednesday before the market opens. Analysts are expecting EPS of 0.77

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